Dad has been in hospital for a week now after being admitted with leg pains. A CT scan showed he has had 3 minor strokes - one possibly recently. The hospital has advised he should no longer have drinks unless they are thickened in case he chokes. He will eat, but only very soft food and in very small quantities. He is wasting away before our eyes.
I don't live nearby but try to get there as often as possible - currently every week - 2 weeks. I know every patient is different but I don't know what to think. Is this the beginning of the end? Should i be there with him? The doctors don't think there is any immediate danger but could this change suddenly? While it makes me sick to think that we could be losing him, he's suffered enough. I feel I lost him a long time ago now already.
I don't live nearby but try to get there as often as possible - currently every week - 2 weeks. I know every patient is different but I don't know what to think. Is this the beginning of the end? Should i be there with him? The doctors don't think there is any immediate danger but could this change suddenly? While it makes me sick to think that we could be losing him, he's suffered enough. I feel I lost him a long time ago now already.