My Dad Is Getting Brain Surgery

Since he was little, my dad has lived his life with epilepsy. It is a brain disorder that causes him to get frequent seizures. Along with taking tons of pills for his epilepsy, he also takes medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol. Even with taking so many pills daily, he will still get a seizure here and there. He works Monday thru Saturday as a painter and he does everything he can to support my family. There are times at work where he needs to get on a ladder and it honestly worries me. I'm afraid of him getting a seizure while he's up there and possibly falling. A few years back, he went to Parkland to get some tests done. The doctors explained his epilepsy to us and where the episodes are occurring in his brain (thank God they come from a very small part of his brain), and more importantly, the doctor said there is a surgery that he is qualified for. The odds are in his favor but it will be expensive. Thankfully his insurance covers most of it, but he will have to be in bed for a couple of months in order to recover. Brain surgery is no joke. But my parents are stressed about how they're going to pay the bills during his recovery time. I have offered to help out as much as I can, but it won't be much because I am already paying for my own schooling so they don't have to worry about that. I know it's going to be hard. Dealing with his surgery and the aftermath of it, but I am hopeful. I really want him to go through with it because I want him to live the rest of his life without having to deal with epilepsy. He is 53 years old. That means he's been dealing with this for so long. I want him to enjoy he rest of his life without it. I'm so afraid of losing him at an early age because of having epilepsy. No one should have to live with that. I am one of the reasons he works so hard now. He has always told me that he wants me to have a better life than his. He shows me unconditional love and that's how it should be. I believe that it's my turn to do the same for him. He's sacrificed so much for me in order to give me everything and I want to be able to help him. I don't want my parents to have to worry about money. I am asking for help myself because I know my father is too prideful to do it. All I ask is for a little contribution from my friends and family and anyone who can help. A little goes a long way and I and just grateful for the opportunity to give my father a normal life. The life he and everyone else deserves. He's been so strong.