Mil has been on her 'last legs' as it were in the NH for the past 8 weeks. It's been a rollercoaster of her eating, then not eating, drinking and then not drinking. She is on morphine patches and other regular pain relief, together with patches to dry up secretions.
Went to visit with hubbie today, and she was visibly agitated and moaning, reaching out for some thing that wasn't there, and trembling. She hasn't drunk much for the last 3 days and her 'pad' has been dry since then, with a comment of 'slightly damp' for today.
The nurse administered more pain relief whilst we were there, but that didnt seem to help her, so we asked whether there was anything else she could have. Nurse said that as MIL had eaten something today, she could give something to make her sleep.
Now don't get me wrong, the home and it's staff are brilliant, it's just that I assume if she hadn't eaten, they wouldn't have given her the sleep drug.
What on earth are we doing to her to put her through this. It's cruel beyond belief.
I know no one wants to play God, but wouldn't it be kinder to just let her sleep and just drift away? Are they frightened of being sued? Sorry, hubbie is a bit distressed and I'm just trying to find some words of comfort for him.
Went to visit with hubbie today, and she was visibly agitated and moaning, reaching out for some thing that wasn't there, and trembling. She hasn't drunk much for the last 3 days and her 'pad' has been dry since then, with a comment of 'slightly damp' for today.
The nurse administered more pain relief whilst we were there, but that didnt seem to help her, so we asked whether there was anything else she could have. Nurse said that as MIL had eaten something today, she could give something to make her sleep.
Now don't get me wrong, the home and it's staff are brilliant, it's just that I assume if she hadn't eaten, they wouldn't have given her the sleep drug.
What on earth are we doing to her to put her through this. It's cruel beyond belief.
I know no one wants to play God, but wouldn't it be kinder to just let her sleep and just drift away? Are they frightened of being sued? Sorry, hubbie is a bit distressed and I'm just trying to find some words of comfort for him.