Hello, I found this forum when looking for information about end stage.,as I'm positive this is where my mother in law is at.
I am the " daughter in law " and find my input doesn't really count so am watching from the side lines.
My mum in law is again hospitalised for another chest infection and after a week of antibiotic therapy is not responding. The doctors have suggested. Stopping treatment But her daughter ( my sister in law ) doesn't want to.
Mum hasn't walked for weeks ,can t eat ,Mostly sleeps.won't drink and is uncommunicative.
Her husband is elderly and drained and my husband doesn't know how to react.
I visited today after not seeing her for a few weeks and I was shocked at her deterioration, I feel she's dying. I'm upset because no one is saying it and maybe there is false hope ?
I feel upset for mum but because I'm not her blood daughter I feel limited in getting an honest Doctors opinion.
Ironically we didn't always get on but now I feel so sad for how this has turned out and I'm surprised at how upset I am.
Thanks for listening
I am the " daughter in law " and find my input doesn't really count so am watching from the side lines.
My mum in law is again hospitalised for another chest infection and after a week of antibiotic therapy is not responding. The doctors have suggested. Stopping treatment But her daughter ( my sister in law ) doesn't want to.
Mum hasn't walked for weeks ,can t eat ,Mostly sleeps.won't drink and is uncommunicative.
Her husband is elderly and drained and my husband doesn't know how to react.
I visited today after not seeing her for a few weeks and I was shocked at her deterioration, I feel she's dying. I'm upset because no one is saying it and maybe there is false hope ?
I feel upset for mum but because I'm not her blood daughter I feel limited in getting an honest Doctors opinion.
Ironically we didn't always get on but now I feel so sad for how this has turned out and I'm surprised at how upset I am.
Thanks for listening