I’m losing my father

Dear God,

My daddy has dementia. He was such a funny, clever, brilliant man, a good doctor, husband, father, brother, son and friend. He walked into hospital in May, was diagnosed in June and came home in July. It’s September and already he’s bed-ridden, can’t walk and can’t speak properly. I’ve been losing my daddy so quickly I can hardly bear the sorrow. Now for the past two days he can’t even swallow at all. I don’t know what to do. He will die unless you help him eat. If I take him to hospital they’ll put him on a drip but it will break his heart to go back. He’s already talking of starving himself to death. Please help me Father God. I don’t know what to do. We really need your help and your strength and your grace to get us through this. And we need your wisdom and discernment to give Daddy the best care we can. O Lord save us. Get us out of this one soon, please. In Jesus’ name, please hear my prayer. Love, Willie