Hey Bionerd

Post #268,460 by shizzy 9/23/06 4:10:07 PM Reply	Hey Bionerd Shizzymomma is hoping your headache went away.
Post #268,463 by shizzy 9/23/06 4:17:15 PM Reply	Re: Hey Bionerd You must not be near your computer, I'll just give you a call.
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Post #268,483 by bionerd 9/23/06 7:01:56 PM Reply	Maybe you need to say a prayer for me. I was at my Mom's today and hospice has given her what they call a "Comfort Pack". It contains emergency meds and things to control pain if she needs immediate intervention. That pack has morphine in it. I was a teeny bit tempted to open it.
Post #268,495 by Another Scott 9/23/06 8:02:36 PM Reply	You'll feel better soon. I hope your Mom is comfortable. Michigan can be beautiful this time of year. But it looks like you'll be getting some rain in a while if you haven't already. You are drinking plenty of water, right? :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #268,533 by bionerd 9/24/06 4:49:25 PM Reply	Thanks. My Mom rebounded when she got out of the hospital but is now going downhill fast. I joked about the morphine, but they are going to start giving it her daily to help her relax when she cant get any air. It's difficult. My Dad died at home on hospice. This is starting to feel very reminiscent of that. Sigh.
Post #268,541 by Another Scott 9/24/06 5:20:16 PM Reply	Opiates are good for situations like that. There are few drugs that will increase someone's feeling of calm and peacefullness than the opiates. Long term, they have nasty issues, and they do repress respiration to some extent, but near the end of life they can be a blessing. I'm glad they were/are able to spend their time at home. It's never easy to see someone die, but I think it's better if it can happen at home in a peaceful setting if at all possible. Unfortunately, quite often, it's not. Hang in there. Keep out of the cookie jar. ;-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #268,544 by rcareaga 9/24/06 6:04:15 PM Reply	anecdote from last night College roommate attended the 20th installment of the film series held here since 1/05. He mentioned that he'd been on hand for the death of his mother earlier this year. Quoth he: "It was like a Hollywood portrayal" of death. The heavily opiated mother opened her eyes, gasped, spread out her arms embrace-wise, smiled, folded the arms Egyptian-wise (hands at shoulders), closed eyes, sighed, expired. I'm not prepared to draw any conclusions from this, but it sounds like a reasonably decent death. cordially, Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #268,557 by bionerd 9/24/06 9:45:03 PM Reply	Thank you for that.

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