Everything seemed to be going so well, Mum was settling in her home albeit with odd little niggles such as her words not coming out right. Then last week I had a phone call to say that she had fallen out of bed - more bumps and bruises!
Then this morning the phone rang. I was just about to go to the home to visit Mum, it was the Care Manager, Mum wasn't right, she said it was if the lights were on and no one was at home. So I quickly got into the car and drove the 10 miles to the home. When I got outside there was an ambulance in the gateway. My heart sank. Yes they had called it for Mum. She was lying on her bed and looked terrible and the paramedics weren't getting much of a response from her. She squeezed my hand though when I asked her to. They quickly got her into the ambulance and I went off with her and in A&E the Stroke Team were waiting. I was led off to the relatives room and then someone came who said Mum was off for a CT Scan. Within half an hour a doctor came back who sat down and told me that Mum had had a massive bleed in the brain and there was nothing they could do for her. She was then transferred up to the Stroke Unit where I have been sitting with her for about 7 hours. The staff have been very kind and have told me that Mum has been put on the Liverpool Pathway. I have come home now as there is no response at all from her, no hand squeezing, nothing. They have said it could be hours or days but the outcome will be the same. What a sad end and today was her 65th wedding anniversary (Dad died 18 years ago).
Then this morning the phone rang. I was just about to go to the home to visit Mum, it was the Care Manager, Mum wasn't right, she said it was if the lights were on and no one was at home. So I quickly got into the car and drove the 10 miles to the home. When I got outside there was an ambulance in the gateway. My heart sank. Yes they had called it for Mum. She was lying on her bed and looked terrible and the paramedics weren't getting much of a response from her. She squeezed my hand though when I asked her to. They quickly got her into the ambulance and I went off with her and in A&E the Stroke Team were waiting. I was led off to the relatives room and then someone came who said Mum was off for a CT Scan. Within half an hour a doctor came back who sat down and told me that Mum had had a massive bleed in the brain and there was nothing they could do for her. She was then transferred up to the Stroke Unit where I have been sitting with her for about 7 hours. The staff have been very kind and have told me that Mum has been put on the Liverpool Pathway. I have come home now as there is no response at all from her, no hand squeezing, nothing. They have said it could be hours or days but the outcome will be the same. What a sad end and today was her 65th wedding anniversary (Dad died 18 years ago).
