(((((hugs))))))My dad passed away this evening very peacefully with his daughters beside him at 9pm.
Thank you all for everything <3
My dad passed away this evening very peacefully with his daughters beside him at 9pm.
Thank you all for everything <3
So sorry that you and all of us have to go through this heartache but if we have to then a peaceful and comfortable end of life is what we wish for loved one and you have achieved that. Thinking of you and your family over the coming days and weeksMy dad passed away this evening very peacefully with his daughters beside him at 9pm.
Thank you all for everything <3
I felt exactly this way when my Dad died last year. He had gone downhill quickly after a serious fall and we had been told 3 weeks before that it would only be minutes but he hung in there. I decided to stay at the hospital on the Friday night as I lived 50 mile away so I was with him on my own. I am so thankful for that night we had. I talked and just when I thought he couldn't hear me he'd squeeze my hand. Around 5am I had his hand in mine leant over the cot side when he put his other hand on my head and my head went on his chest, he patted my back and smiled. I was able to say everything I wanted to knowing he understood and he attempted a smile. He died later and I was/am devastated still a year later but when things are really bad I remember that night and it gives me strength.Thanks @DollyBird16 I seem to be able to stand strong in the day like the adult that I am but in the evening I turn in to a wreck. I turn in to daddy’s little girl and all I want to do is climb in next to him and curl up in his arms. :’(
I’m just trying to find comfort in knowing he is as comfortable as he can be and listening to the sound of his breathing.
My dad was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s in 2013. He was doing well, just a few forgetful bits here and there, he was still managing to live by himself with a few checks a day from care workers. He was like that right up until November 2017 when he was sectioned and has been in hospital since. He was starting to show signs of being able to be released and after an assessment this was granted however, before we found somewhere suitable for him he declined quite rapidly. Over the last 2 months he has become bed bound, he can no longer swallow food and is only taking around 30ml of fluid per 24hours. He hasn’t opened his eyes for 36hours. On Monday he was so chatty and awake, making jokes (although we struggle to understand him as his mouth is so dry) I stupidly thought the drs were wrong and he had so much more time than they said now he’s gone again. An assessment by his dr this morning was that he might not make it until Monday unless he picks up over the weekend. My dad is only 61, I feel like I’m 18 and not coping with this at all. How do I do this? How do I leave when he passes and just go home?
I don’t have the strength to do this
My head is just so confused. I’m so proud of him for fighting against this horrible disease but I don’t want him to have to live like this but then I’m terrified of losing him even though I know it’s coming :/