DaveinCT
20g
My Dad, been battling congestive heart failure for a while and has been in and out of the hospital, nursing homes starting back last june. We where able to get him home from September to early February with installing new ramps, stair lifts, specialty chairs and all.
He ended up back in the hospital a month or so ago and spent a couple days and then they sent him back to the nursing home. His final battle started Monday when the nursing home sent him to the hospital due to pneumonia. He required a blood transfusion and by tuesday tested positive for the nasty hospital born staff infection.
Being 83 years old with congestive heart failure and lungs and respiratory system in generally poor shape my Mom and I where given the tough decision of a tracheotomy and respirator or Comfort care which is a morphine drip. We decided he'd suffered enough and gave the hospital the right for comfort care (My Dad had a living will and did not want to live on life support) and they started that this morning while I was there. Within 3 hours of the morphine and seeing him finally rest in peace was a huge relief he passed away.
Hardest last few days of my life but somehow you become strong and get busy helping Mom who is in real rough shape right now.
My Son and I plan on getting a couple hours range time tomorrow for some therapy. He's taking it rather hard an I wanna try and get his mind off it for a little while.
God Bless you guys and Love them while you've got them...
He ended up back in the hospital a month or so ago and spent a couple days and then they sent him back to the nursing home. His final battle started Monday when the nursing home sent him to the hospital due to pneumonia. He required a blood transfusion and by tuesday tested positive for the nasty hospital born staff infection.
Being 83 years old with congestive heart failure and lungs and respiratory system in generally poor shape my Mom and I where given the tough decision of a tracheotomy and respirator or Comfort care which is a morphine drip. We decided he'd suffered enough and gave the hospital the right for comfort care (My Dad had a living will and did not want to live on life support) and they started that this morning while I was there. Within 3 hours of the morphine and seeing him finally rest in peace was a huge relief he passed away.
Hardest last few days of my life but somehow you become strong and get busy helping Mom who is in real rough shape right now.
My Son and I plan on getting a couple hours range time tomorrow for some therapy. He's taking it rather hard an I wanna try and get his mind off it for a little while.
God Bless you guys and Love them while you've got them...