Dad - End stage dementia

[Bex401]

Dad has suffered from dementia for the past 3 years & has got progressively worse.
He was transferred by ambulance to hospital from his nursing home yesterday & it seems that everything is slowly shutting down.
He cannot speak or swallow.He is losing quite a lot of blood & is painfully thin.
I hoped he would pass away in the night but he is still with us.They tried to do a CT scan on him earlier but he would not cooperate.
He is fed up of nurses & doctors trying to treat him & gathers the strength to get aggressive when they do(which upsets me even more).
I whispered in his ear last night that it was time to go & to stop fighting,but he's still here.
It's torture,I feel like a zombie.

 

[Cat27]

I'm so sorry Bex. Watching a loved one slipping away is so difficult. Wishing you strength.

 

[turbo]

So sorry Bex401. If your dad is agitated and seems in pain the hospital staff should be able to give him medication to help.

 

[canary]

Holding your virtual hand.
This last vigil is hard
xx

 

[Shedrech]

hello Bex401
just to send warm thoughts to you and your dad
I wish peace for you both

 

[Bex401]

Thank you.

 

[Babymare01]

Just a hug for you and your dad xx