My husband died tonight

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debbieg5
debbieg5 Member Posts: 167
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
It happened so fast....I knew he was going downhill but I figured it would be a long drawn out process. I'm not sure what happened. I brought a load of laundry up to the bedroom and he wasn't in his bed. I figured he was in the bathroom and i could hear a gurgling noise. but I hear that all the time when he is trying to get that mucous out of his throat. Then it occurred to me that he wasn't standing in front of the sink like he normally is....and the noise sounded different...almost a constant gurgle. I went into the bathroom to see what was going on. he was standing there covered in blood...it was all over the floor. I asked what was going on and took hold of his arm....he fell to his nknees and collapsed on the floor with blood just spewing out of his stoma. I called 911 and was screaming. My 19 year old daughter heard and came running in. She was trying to hold him. we were both crying and screaming. The 911 operator kept asking if he was breathing. I told them that I didn't know because he was a neck breather and blood was spewing from his stoma. It seemed like an eternity for them to get here. When they did, they made me leave the room. After a while they put him in the ambulance and took him to ER. Our pastor had come to the house by then and he went with me to hospital. My youngest boy was crying, the middle boy was saying nothing. At the hospital they made me wait out front while the medic went back to check. then he came out and said he would take us back there. When they took me to the "consultation" room I knew that it was over. His heart had stopped when they arrived at the house and they could not get it started again. They think an artery probably ruptured....he lost so much blood.
I am in a daze and don't know what to do.
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  • junklady
    junklady Member Posts: 88 Member
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    I am sorry to hear the sad news.
    I am so sorry to hear your sad news. I will be thinking of you and saying a prayer for you and your family. I know exactly how overwhelmed you feel. I have been there. My husband passed away Aug. 29th. He was a neck breather too and we had an episode of a rupture too, a few days before he died. It's all too shocking and you are numb with grief. All I can say is my heart goes out to you. I hope you have family and friends to comfort you. Please take care.

    Cyndi
  • Em11
    Em11 Member Posts: 15 Member
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    Grieving for you
    I'm so sorry. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

    My husband had an artery rupture just a couple weeks ago. He was still in the hospital and it was just a few days after the robotic surgery in his throat. He survived, but really nearly didn't. There was gurgling and blood, just as in your husband's situation. He was rushed into surgery just in time.

    I hate cancer. Hate it!

    Please know that people are praying for you today. You are not alone.
  • buzz99
    buzz99 Member Posts: 404
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    Loss of your husband
    My heart goes out to you at your pain and suffering. Words are not enough at this time. Thinking of you and your children at this horrible time.
  • DJG1
    DJG1 Member Posts: 121
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    So So Sorry
    I am so sorry for your loss. May GOD be with you and your family. I will keep you in my prayers.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    So Very Sorry
    WOW, so very very sorry for you and your young family.... I'm just speechless.

    Thoughts and prayers for you, your children and family.
    John
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
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    DJG1 said:

    So So Sorry
    I am so sorry for your loss. May GOD be with you and your family. I will keep you in my prayers.

    Debbie
    Condolences to you and your children, Debbie. So sorry. I Pray for your husband in his passing, and I Pray for you and your children. The Lord be with you in the stressful days to come, and going forward in the weeks and months to follow this time.

    Believe

    kcass
  • timreichhart
    timreichhart Member Posts: 194
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    Kent Cass said:

    Debbie
    Condolences to you and your children, Debbie. So sorry. I Pray for your husband in his passing, and I Pray for you and your children. The Lord be with you in the stressful days to come, and going forward in the weeks and months to follow this time.

    Believe

    kcass

    my prayers goes out to your whole family
    My prayers goes out to your whole family and I am sorry to hear this happen on a sunday morning.
  • rozaroo
    rozaroo Member Posts: 665
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    my prayers goes out to your whole family
    My prayers goes out to your whole family and I am sorry to hear this happen on a sunday morning.

    Debbie
    I am so sorry to hear about your husband's passing & what you & your children had to endure.
    My thought's & prayer's are with you all!
    God Bless
    Roz
  • Ed_PortOrange
    Ed_PortOrange Member Posts: 110
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    So Sorry
    That your husband was taken in such a trumatic way. My prayers go out to you and your young children.

    Blessings
    Ed
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    So Sorry
    That your husband was taken in such a trumatic way. My prayers go out to you and your young children.

    Blessings
    Ed

    I'm so sorry.
    I am pretty speechless. It's one thing to lose a loved one, but to lose him in such a traumatic way is just heart breaking. I am praying for you and your children. Please remember him in the good times and let those wonderful memories you shared together play in the forefront of your minds and know that he is in a place where he is whole and will suffer no longer.

    Peace be with you at this very difficult time,

    Dawn
  • npcsurvivor
    npcsurvivor Member Posts: 27
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    terrible
    I am really sorry for your loss. My heart goes out for you and your children. Please let me know if I can be of any help. Stay strong for your children.
  • stevenl
    stevenl Member Posts: 587
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    terrible
    I am really sorry for your loss. My heart goes out for you and your children. Please let me know if I can be of any help. Stay strong for your children.

    Loss
    Debbie,

    My heart and prayers go out to you and your family. So sorry for your loss.

    Best,
    Steve
  • JUDYV5
    JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
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    So sorry
    So sorry for your loss. What horrible trauma for you and your children to witness. You and your family are in my prayers. - Judy
  • mixleader
    mixleader Member Posts: 267 Member
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    Debbie
    Debbie, words fail at a time like this. I hope and pray for strength for you and your children at this terrible loss.

    Roger
  • GraceLibby
    GraceLibby Member Posts: 88
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    I'm so very sorry
    I know the words "I'm sorry for your loss" doesn't help at all to relieve the pain you and your family are experiencing at this moment. Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers, for as much comfort as that may bring.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    Hi Deb
    My heart goes out to you and your family in these most difficult times.

    Hondo
  • ratface
    ratface Member Posts: 1,337 Member
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    Hondo said:

    Hi Deb
    My heart goes out to you and your family in these most difficult times.

    Hondo

    What an awful experience
    I'm so very sorry for you and the children and hate this cancer also!
  • Mikki332
    Mikki332 Member Posts: 49
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    Speechless
    Dear Debbie.....
    I am so sorry to hear of your husband's death and the trauma that the family had to endure....cancer is the ugliest word in the English language. Please know that you are being lifted in prayer and support by so many. There seems to be so much to deal with after a death, and the circumstances surrounding your husband's death just seems to compound it. I can tell you from the terrible experience of losing my youngest son last year in a tragic circumstance, take one minute at a time. Breathe when it feels like you can't. Be strong for your family, but that also means grieving together.....not in isolation. Talk openly and often about your husband and their father, even when it seems that others are uncomfortable mentioning his name in your presence. It's ok to be angry, to question, to rant. Know that he will never leave your hearts and remember that he was well-loved, as are you all.
    May God grant you all peace in your hearts and lives...
    Michele
  • Hal61
    Hal61 Member Posts: 655
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    Your loss
    Debbie, your loss is terrible. I wish you and your children strength and growing peace in the coming days and weeks. Your husband is no longer suffering.

    Hal
  • Noellesmom
    Noellesmom Member Posts: 1,859 Member
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    so sorry
    Debbie, I am so sorry for this news.

    Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

    I know this is just unbelievably hard. Please be gentle with yourself and your children during this time of grieving.

    Hugs.