I went to visit my dad at the NH yesterday and found out he now is wearing jumpsuits because he constantly fiddles with his catheter (emptying the bag) and has taken to removing his incontinence pads and getting in a mess.
I just feel so sad that he has reached this stage and is now dressed (I kid you not) in something that Andy Pandy would wear. I know it's in his best interests and I don't object at all. I coped when the NH staff told me of Dad's other types of 'inappropriate' behaviour (I won't go into details on a public forum!) a few months ago but this latest episode is heartbreaking.
He pulled through an episode of heart failure last month, despite what appears to me to have been a massive misdiagnosis by a GP (culminating in a 2am ambulance trip to the hosptial), and now he finds himself in something resembling a clown suit. It would be funny if it wasn't so utterly tragic.
Thank goodness for TP - I searched the forum and found a thread with details of an online store that sells jumpsuits that look like normal clothes (can't remember the name of the poster but that you for sharing it).
What a way to spend your final days when you have terminal cancer.
I just feel so sad that he has reached this stage and is now dressed (I kid you not) in something that Andy Pandy would wear. I know it's in his best interests and I don't object at all. I coped when the NH staff told me of Dad's other types of 'inappropriate' behaviour (I won't go into details on a public forum!) a few months ago but this latest episode is heartbreaking.
He pulled through an episode of heart failure last month, despite what appears to me to have been a massive misdiagnosis by a GP (culminating in a 2am ambulance trip to the hosptial), and now he finds himself in something resembling a clown suit. It would be funny if it wasn't so utterly tragic.
Thank goodness for TP - I searched the forum and found a thread with details of an online store that sells jumpsuits that look like normal clothes (can't remember the name of the poster but that you for sharing it).
What a way to spend your final days when you have terminal cancer.