Things your Dad used to say.

Just before my Dad passed, on top of his other medical issues, he suffered a bad stroke early on Thanksgiving morning. The doc expected him to not make it through the rest of the day, but being stubborn as he was, he decided it wasn't time just yet.

A few days later, the doc came in and talked to us about the effects of his stroke. As he explained what it did to him physically and to his brain, he said that it would be best if when we talked to my Dad, we kept things simple and never ask anything more than simple "yes or no" questions. All through this, my Dad laid there and listened intently to what he was saying.

The doc left and I said to my Dad... "Looks like they don't want you thinking too hard".... Without missing a beat he said to me "Just as well, thinking gets you in trouble". His body was broken, but my Dad was still there.