Grandma Update
I think this is the beginning of the end. But her vitals aren't as bad as my mom made them sound. It sounded like days or even hours but now more like weeks. I suspect she's going to stop eating and moving, then either get pneumonia or full organ failure. Our family has decided to do no interventions, and I think that's the best.
Mum is calling tonight. I'll decide then if we should go down tomorrow or not.
posted by Sacha @ 2:22 PM
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So sorry to hear about your grandmother. Somehow, no matter how old or sick someone might be, the idea of losing them still hurts. ((BIG HUGS)) to you.
You know, my grandmother does the whole dying thing every year or so, and each time it hurts like hell, and then she doesn't and we're all so relieved. But it still hurts like hell the next time. And this is me saying that even though this comment kind sounds insensitive and such, I am sorry, because I know that it hurts. I'm sorry.
Thx Brooke and Trista for your thoughts. Means a lot.
I've had more than one "come see your grandma, she may not be with us much longer" phone call. But I really think this is it. Especially since the fam has already decided NO on a feeding tube. And with the change in mental status after her fall. I know enough to know that it's bad. They're calling in hospice.
Funnily, my first response was "no way in hell are they bringing my grandma to my hospital." It's possible because we handle a lot of neuro patients. This is the last place I want a family member to die.
At least we don't have to wake up DtD, do an early insem and head to the family homestead for the death vigil. As comfortable as I am with the darker side of life, that's a pretty macabe way to bring a baby into this world.
oh Sacha- I am just now catching up with you.
You and your family are in my thoughts.
xoxo
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