A nurse from our local acute hospital telephoned for my wife this morning. I explained that she is now in residential care and that, as Attorney, I could speak on her behalf. The nurse was happy to accept my word on this. She was checking whether my wife would be "going ahead with her colonoscopy". I realised that she was referring to a proposed follow-up to the procedure to remove some benign polyps that my wife went through in October 2016. I confirmed that she would not be attending and the nurse said that she would remove her from the list.
The staff were very patient and understanding but it was still quite difficult 3 years ago when the procedure was indicated as a medical need. Going through it again as a precaution now that my wife's dementia is much more advanced would be unthinkable. She'll hardly sit still for long enough to get her hair washed these days. What would be the point in putting her through it?
The staff were very patient and understanding but it was still quite difficult 3 years ago when the procedure was indicated as a medical need. Going through it again as a precaution now that my wife's dementia is much more advanced would be unthinkable. She'll hardly sit still for long enough to get her hair washed these days. What would be the point in putting her through it?