Hi all
Some advice from all you wonderful people please. My Dad has been in hospital for the last 4 weeks having collapsed in respite apparently due to a urine infection and then had so many falls they couldnt cope with him. Now he seems unable to swallow (he has an oxgen mask on), is not eating anything (a few days ago they had him on a liquid diet), has caught C Diff (the hospital bug) and is on intravenous antibotics and also has a chest infection. I am really at a loss to know whether others have experienced such a rapid decline? Literally 3 months ago he was at home with mum eating fairly normally and spending 90% of his days in bed but otherwise not too bad. Now ever since the admission to hospital it just seems to have gone all horribly wrong. Plus there is no one to ask and we just dont know what to do? The speech therapist said they may start feeding through the tube up the nose etc? Is this what happens?
Please anyone can you tell me what you think?, he looks like he is dying and has not spoken for weeks either. Just dont know what to think?
xx Love Debbie
Some advice from all you wonderful people please. My Dad has been in hospital for the last 4 weeks having collapsed in respite apparently due to a urine infection and then had so many falls they couldnt cope with him. Now he seems unable to swallow (he has an oxgen mask on), is not eating anything (a few days ago they had him on a liquid diet), has caught C Diff (the hospital bug) and is on intravenous antibotics and also has a chest infection. I am really at a loss to know whether others have experienced such a rapid decline? Literally 3 months ago he was at home with mum eating fairly normally and spending 90% of his days in bed but otherwise not too bad. Now ever since the admission to hospital it just seems to have gone all horribly wrong. Plus there is no one to ask and we just dont know what to do? The speech therapist said they may start feeding through the tube up the nose etc? Is this what happens?
Please anyone can you tell me what you think?, he looks like he is dying and has not spoken for weeks either. Just dont know what to think?
xx Love Debbie