Dear Sylvia,
I hope you have another peaceful day today. Dad was lucid in glimpses until nearly the very end. When his breathing sounded laboured and he had the cough, that was when they set up the syringe driver to give him something to dry up the secretions.
With regard to the morphine, Dad was on morphine for almost a year before he died. He definitely appeared to have a feeling of euphoria when he first started to be given it. In my experience, it didn't appear to have an adverse effect and Dad had had pneumonia previously.
Your posts are the first thing I look for when I get up and when I come home from work. I think many of us on TP regard Dhiren as part of our family. I will always be grateful for your warmth and compassion during Dad's journey. There is little I can do for you apart from share the vigil with all your extended TP family. You and Dhiren will always be in my heart.
Much love, Sue xxx