Hi
I have been posting on the other board for a few months.
My Dad died in the early hours of this morning. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers in April. He deteriorated quickly and needed 24 hour care by June.
He developed a urine infection, having become incontinent very quickly too, which turned to Sepsis last Sunday. IV access failed and treatment stopped, with end of life care beginning on Monday and a return to his care home and his dog. He has been peaceful and pain-free all week, with his level of consciousness and responsiveness fading.
At the moment I feel a sense of relief and exhaustion, coupled with an emptiness, a numbness. Despite the tears I've shed over the last few weeks and months, I haven't really cried yet today. My Mum died in 2009 and it was very different (different illness, in hospital 10 days but only found out it was terminal less than 24 hours before she died) so my feelings today are unsettling me and I don't know what to expect next.
mumofthree
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I have been posting on the other board for a few months.
My Dad died in the early hours of this morning. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers in April. He deteriorated quickly and needed 24 hour care by June.
He developed a urine infection, having become incontinent very quickly too, which turned to Sepsis last Sunday. IV access failed and treatment stopped, with end of life care beginning on Monday and a return to his care home and his dog. He has been peaceful and pain-free all week, with his level of consciousness and responsiveness fading.
At the moment I feel a sense of relief and exhaustion, coupled with an emptiness, a numbness. Despite the tears I've shed over the last few weeks and months, I haven't really cried yet today. My Mum died in 2009 and it was very different (different illness, in hospital 10 days but only found out it was terminal less than 24 hours before she died) so my feelings today are unsettling me and I don't know what to expect next.
mumofthree
x