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Caregivers
Archives for November 2009
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My love is gone
Jack went home this morning, at 9:30 , Im going to miss the most amazing man I have ever met, he truly showed me how to love again, I feel so numb there are people here but I feel so alone, Now Im in Texas all alone, I dont even know what to do, I want Jack he was the stong one he was my support, I will love you forever…
Ready to go
Last night my husband told me he was "ready to go". He has been fighting since December 2008 and can no longer even go to the bathroom on his own, he can't walk, can barely eat or drink and is confused and forgets things a lot of the time. Yesterday he was prescribed Haldol and Valium to calm him down...he gets very…
sedated
Well we had to sedate Jack heavyly so most likely he will not wake up again he woke up in the worst pain and fear in his eyes and I never want to see that again, so they have him on hydromorphone pump that runs all the time, the patches, and methodone, he is only taking 1-2 breaths a minute but his heart is so strong so it…
Jack is resting comfortably
Well I think I have had my fill on hospice nurse , well not all of them but , We had a great nurse last night, and she said the other nurse were over medicating Jack we kicked back on the pump and his respirtion are back up to 12 from 1-2, the one nurse was pressing his pain pump every 15 minutes so he was out of it, and…
full moon
Has anyone else recognized that during the full moon phase, things are just weird. I am sorry I know that is truly not a health care type question. What I am asking is for other to report with their own strange happenings during this period.Thanks
Jack is still fghting
Well Jack is still fighting and holding on, his body is starting to shutting down but is heart is so strong, he woke up yesterday Told me he loved me, held me and took his drums sticks and held them in the air, and has not woke up since, He is on a pain pump now because his feeding is no longer working, so we can not give…