Post #272,003
11/3/06 9:11:05 AM
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Waiting
My mom is failing. Decides she's not ready to die. Wants treatment. Discharged from hospice today. Hospice nurse said Mom will die if she doesnt get treatment. Called the doctor. Do we admit? Can he Rx something over the phone? What good is treating her going to do, anyway? She's end stage. Why prolong the agony? Because she wants to.
Waiting for the doc to call back. Waiting, waiting, waiting. Sisters are in crisis mode.
Here we go again.
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Post #272,008
11/3/06 9:57:36 AM
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:-(
That's rough.
I hope it ends calmly and peacefully.
Hang in there. Best wishes.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #272,017
11/3/06 10:13:38 AM
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So sorry,
Prayers, thoughts, and all that sent your way.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
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Post #272,018
11/3/06 10:17:23 AM
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Thoughts and stuff.
You're not on the fun side of the island, that's for sure.
The outcome is assured; I hope it's as easy and dignified as possible for all involved.
Peter
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Post #272,020
11/3/06 10:24:37 AM
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Yeah, what they ^^ said. :-(
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Steve
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Post #272,022
11/3/06 10:26:21 AM
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More thoughts and stuff.
We're all rooting for ya... But you knew that.
(You may be a floozy, but you're *our* floozy.)
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Post #272,023
11/3/06 10:31:50 AM
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Well, I hope your mom finds peace.
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Post #272,026
11/3/06 10:36:06 AM
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Sorry for you.
Hang in there.
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Post #272,029
11/3/06 10:39:39 AM
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No good words, just comforting thoughts. :(
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Post #272,031
11/3/06 11:02:05 AM
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And its true what Tom Petty said.
The waiting is the hardest part.
Thoughts are with you
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #272,036
11/3/06 11:26:51 AM
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Best thoughts, good luck.
I hope it goes relatively easy, although it never completely does. Hang in. You'll get through it. So sorry.
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Post #272,042
11/3/06 11:34:29 AM
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Sorry to hear it. Good luck.
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #272,046
11/3/06 11:40:02 AM
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Hang in there, Laura!
Alex
When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis
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Post #272,065
11/3/06 1:22:10 PM
8/21/07 6:25:35 AM
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Sorry to hear
this roller coaster is not fun.
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Post #272,070
11/3/06 2:11:11 PM
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No, it's not fun
It's exhausting. Doc is not admitting her. There is really no point. She wants to die at home on her own terms. She is going to go down kicking and screaming, trying to control things until the bitter end. Nobody is going to tell her what to do! She is just like me and she drives me nuts. I came back from her house. Her skin is gray, her lips and nails are blue, she is coughing up what is left of her lungs, and she tells me she is fine. Just fine and dandy.
Denial. It aint just a river in Egypt.
You know, I'm good in the active crisis, but this long drawn out business.. I'm not so good at.
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Post #272,077
11/3/06 2:34:42 PM
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Im sorry, wish there was more I could say....
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Post #272,079
11/3/06 2:45:25 PM
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Help me pinch off her oxygen tube
And I'll buy you a beer.
Kidding!! (Sorta)
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Post #272,080
11/3/06 2:47:00 PM
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Careful
the only thing in the way is 1500 miles of highway.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #272,082
11/3/06 2:51:39 PM
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I know.
He is the right person to ask. And he could be here in 24 hours. The beer would be nicely chilled by then.
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Post #272,119
11/3/06 6:57:58 PM
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Wrong request
Ask for something to add to her IV. No, not to speed up the process, just make it more comfortable. The good stuff they won't give you so you don't spend your last weeks addicted.
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Post #272,142
11/3/06 10:22:53 PM
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From my experience hospice provides the good stuff
When my parents-in-law were dieing and hospice was involved, they gave us a care package with, among other things, injectable morphine for when the pain got intense. At the end, all unused substances were flushed.
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Post #272,090
11/3/06 3:38:54 PM
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Sorry, Laura...
She's got caring kids, though, so you'll all get through it.
Regards,
-scott anderson
"Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
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Post #272,127
11/3/06 7:55:35 PM
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Serenity
is what they told us would help.
May yours, hers arrive before the wait gets too bloody long.
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Post #272,245
11/5/06 4:24:59 PM
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Boy, talk about a rock and hard place...
My condolences and comforts to you, Bio...
jb4
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Post #272,294
11/5/06 7:33:52 PM
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Loving thoughts for you
Just now catching up after the campout.
So sorry to hear that things are so unpleasant.
Giving her permission to die may be in order ( but you have probably done that already) sometimes they need to hear it again.
I'll be praying for you and your sisters.
Hugs,
Amy
ps: treatment=placebos perhaps? just a thought.
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Post #272,304
11/5/06 8:00:49 PM
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Prayers and so on.
"Don't give up!"
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Post #272,460
11/7/06 12:25:34 AM
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Very sorry to hear it :(
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #272,474
11/7/06 11:22:01 AM
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You're in my prayers, Laura
We just lost Dad's 98 year old sister Sunday, fortunately she went in peace.
Take care and hang in there!
Brenda
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