My Aunt had a suspected seizure on Xmas day and was admitted to hospital and was diagnosed with aspirated pneumonia. She was given O2 as her oxygen levels were low and broad spectrum antibiotics but the hospital deemed it not worth doing more. She returned to the nursing home and picked back up a little although she had deteriorated.
In the last week she has developed a chesty cough, lost her appetite or not remembering how to eat properly, reduced her fluid intake and is very sleepy. Doc saw her on Thurs and says it's just deterioration. Her O2 level today was back to the level when she was in hospital.
I'm aware this is potentially the end but my mom doesn't seem to understand that they aren't going to treat her with more than basics. I gave her an update and her responses were have they got her on O2, I assume they are making her drink, they need to give stronger antibiotics. She visits every few weeks whereby I am there every week at least twice.
This is hard enough without having to try to explain they aren't going to treat her and to accept that this may be the end.
In the last week she has developed a chesty cough, lost her appetite or not remembering how to eat properly, reduced her fluid intake and is very sleepy. Doc saw her on Thurs and says it's just deterioration. Her O2 level today was back to the level when she was in hospital.
I'm aware this is potentially the end but my mom doesn't seem to understand that they aren't going to treat her with more than basics. I gave her an update and her responses were have they got her on O2, I assume they are making her drink, they need to give stronger antibiotics. She visits every few weeks whereby I am there every week at least twice.
This is hard enough without having to try to explain they aren't going to treat her and to accept that this may be the end.