Updates on Tom

 And, here is a beautiful post from my younger brother, Corey: After my sister and brother wrote such amazing tributes to my Dad, I know he is rolling his eyes that I am saying something as well. Sorry Dad, your baby boy has to say something too. We never imagine this moment when we are dealing with a loss so big. Throughout these 10 months I have talked with many of you and heard your stories of pain and loss. It was always a reminder that we are never alone. I am sure many of you cannot imagine what these 10 months have been like for my Dad and our family. Well, let me tell you a few things…. It has been my Dad not thinking of the condition he is in but only the life story a nurse is telling him and encouraging them to keep pursuing what they are passionate about. Telling every nurse, doctor, whomever would listen, his amazing story. They couldn’t believe the many things we told them…yes, he at one time wanted to be a priest, raced Ferrari’s, modeled, was on The Dating Game a

 I wanted to share this beautiful post from my brother: “Reversion To The Mean” - Tom Alison Yesterday, the world lost a special man, a friend, a Fraternity brother, a mentor, a teacher, a man in love with Jesus, a brother, a father, a grandfather, and an AMAZING Husband to my mom. But Heaven hit the jackpot and gained a man that will light up any room, a man who is now resting but also celebrating with Jesus. He fought an incredible battle against COVID for 10.5 months and we fulfilled our promise to him in getting him home before having to go back to the hospital. I let him know I had never met a stronger human with more endurance than anyone else and that I thought I had done the impossible in completing 2 Ironmans but that did not touch how strong he was over the last 10.5 months. There were so many miracles along the way because the Doctors / Nurses could not believe how strong my dad was, how many obstacles he was able to overcome and they underestimated the strength of the ‘Alis

Yesterday afternoon, my dad went to be with Jesus.  It is surreal. It is painful. Missing him is excruciating as I'm sure so many of you have felt a similar way after losing a loved one.  I arrived to the hospital from South Carolina an hour before it happened. It was peaceful. We were all huddled around him holding his hands, telling stories, crying, laughing, praying, being with him. I'm grateful he's no longer in pain and that he is with the Lord. I want to thank you for the care each of you has had for our family and my dad. For praying for him and us and supporting us in so many ways. Thank you so much. We're thankful for the nurses and doctors along the way who loved my dad and treated him like family and loved him so well. My dad said to me years ago: You know how people are so sad at funerals? At mine, I want it to be a party. I want people to celebrate the wonderful life I have had. So with all my heart I am trying to do just that - to turn my tears into joy an

 I'm sorry I'm just now updating. Dad was doing well at first being home, but then he developed an infection and slight pneumonia and wasn't doing well so had to go to the ICU last week, but has been doing SO much better since getting on antibiotics. We also got an awesome hospital bed at home for him that is much more comfortable and turns into a chair so hopefully that will help a lot also. Thank you for your continued prayers. We're hoping he can come home this coming week.

To be able to facetime my dad this morning At. Their. House. with mom sitting next to him and the connection actually working Was. Amazing. I asked him how it felt to be sitting right next to mom at home and he said, "Wonderful." Yesterday morning before my dad came home, his iPhone stopped working. So, once he arrived at home and they opened the ambulance doors, the first thing he said after Brett said, "Welcome home, dad", was, "Brett, did you get my iPhone working?" while throwing his hands up in the air. Haha! So my dad with getting right to the point.  The second he got out of the ambulance and saw his waterfall, the trees, and his flowers, a breeze washed over his face after 8.5 months of being in the hospital. He closed his eyes, took it in, and said, "Incredible." The simple things. As they wheeled him by his roses and his waterfall, in typical dad fashion, he wanted to make sure the transporters saw the waterfall and liked it. (:  Gettin

 The plan is for dad to come home Monday, August 30th. I'm so thankful to the Lord that he is able to come home. This is a huge deal for all of us- exciting and scary with all that goes into it but there is no other place we want my dad than home. He has been on the trach collar during the day doing great and on the ventilator at night for about 6 hours to ventilate CO2 to help him get stronger with the hope to eventually have him get off the ventilator completely and be able to get the trach removed.  Please be praying that the transition home goes smoothly. That everything works out well with nurses, OT, PT, Speech, and that this helps my dad recover. Also for strength and endurance for mom as well as I know it is a lot. Even so, she is so happy to have him come home. Her love for dad is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Here's a post I wrote about it on my Blog:  https://linseydriskill.com/ 2021/08/22/a-love-like-this/ I'll continue updating here also. T

 We're continuing to work details out to bring dad home. please be praying for those details to work out- coverage of nurses, greta nurses to help dad recover, OT, ST, PT, and that all would go smoothly and well. Dad has been doing pressure support at might for 6 hours and trach collar during the day. Thanks so much for praying!