My dear Dad died Wednesday night. I think his battle with dementia was about 7-8 years.
I would have said he was at a stage 6 state with his illness last month but he took another fall on NYE's and suffered a fracture. At the local hospital, they had to call another hospital who had specialist in this field to make a decision as to whether to operate or not. We were still waiting on the other hospital to make up their damn minds and dad wasn't eating much due to sleeping so long.
I cannot fault the nurses there but can't help thinking if he had been home, we would have given him the amount of food and attention he required - as we have been doing for years - whereas the little they eventually got him to eat was just little as the nurses were probably too busy to be watching him all the time to see when he was awake and able.
I know he's died, I know he's no longer got that awful dementia's grip on him, but it just still doesn't feel real. I thought I was prepared for the end but none of us had expected it to come so soon and for it to happen outside his home. God, I love him so much. RiP Dad xx
I would have said he was at a stage 6 state with his illness last month but he took another fall on NYE's and suffered a fracture. At the local hospital, they had to call another hospital who had specialist in this field to make a decision as to whether to operate or not. We were still waiting on the other hospital to make up their damn minds and dad wasn't eating much due to sleeping so long.
I cannot fault the nurses there but can't help thinking if he had been home, we would have given him the amount of food and attention he required - as we have been doing for years - whereas the little they eventually got him to eat was just little as the nurses were probably too busy to be watching him all the time to see when he was awake and able.
I know he's died, I know he's no longer got that awful dementia's grip on him, but it just still doesn't feel real. I thought I was prepared for the end but none of us had expected it to come so soon and for it to happen outside his home. God, I love him so much. RiP Dad xx