Hi I've posted about my mum being in hospital previously. It's almost 10 weeks now. She went in with pancreatitis which cleared up after 3 weeks but the social work team didn't want her to go back to her sheltered flat with an increased care package so they looked at reablement but that was declined as her rehab potential was deemed to be low, then it was moving to a smaller more local hosp but that was turned down too, and now it's 24 hour nursing care
Mum has had various uti's and has kidney damage as well as mobility problems and dementia and age related macular degeneration.
This week I was told that the pain and itching she's been complaining of is shingles!! She's in isolation and they've put her on anti viral medication.
Today I was told that a doctor wanted to talk to me and he took me off into the sister's office and asked me if I would consider "do not resuscitate" and no intrusive medical intervention for my mum - the doctor doesn't know if she will recover then slip back down again or just decline. I agreed to both as I can see the decline and how weak my mum is and I don't want her to suffer for longer than she needs to. I don't want her kept alive for the sake of it. Who knows she might pick up and have have a happy time in a nursing home
I can't tell many people in real life yet, but need to tell people on here who perhaps understand
Mum has had various uti's and has kidney damage as well as mobility problems and dementia and age related macular degeneration.
This week I was told that the pain and itching she's been complaining of is shingles!! She's in isolation and they've put her on anti viral medication.
Today I was told that a doctor wanted to talk to me and he took me off into the sister's office and asked me if I would consider "do not resuscitate" and no intrusive medical intervention for my mum - the doctor doesn't know if she will recover then slip back down again or just decline. I agreed to both as I can see the decline and how weak my mum is and I don't want her to suffer for longer than she needs to. I don't want her kept alive for the sake of it. Who knows she might pick up and have have a happy time in a nursing home
I can't tell many people in real life yet, but need to tell people on here who perhaps understand
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