filtered (not mum): Today's visit

[lizziec]

Mum definitely worse today. She's stopped eating and drinking, though they're nourishing and hydrating her through the NG tube. She was confused, and had spent part of the morning shouting at the nurses and trying to get out of bed - by the time visiting hours started they had someone sitting in the doorway making sure she didn't get out of bed. When she wasn't trying to get out of bed, or thinking she needed to go to the toilet when she didn't she was asleep and barely responsive when she was (where before when she was asleep she would respond). The one time she was got out of bed, she kept her eyes shut the entire time. Her breathing is noisy and towards the end of visiting hours she would stop for a few seconds at a time, though it improved a little towards the end of the evening. When we left, the ward had sorted out a person whose sole job for the night was to sit with mum, though I don't know whether it was because they were concerned about her breathing, or her attempts to get out of bed, or both.

After today my gut feeling is the same, if not more reinforced. We're not looking at very long at all I think. A couple of weeks at most. Though, she wasn't expected to make it past last weekend, so I may be proven wrong. Time will tell I think.

ETA: 12/07/11 No longer filtered

Comments

[bethanthepurple.livejournal.com]

Thankyou for keeping us updated. *hugs*

[b-liz.livejournal.com]

Thinking of you *hugs*

[alisondh.livejournal.com]

Thinking of you.

[barakta]

I'm sorry to hear about her confusion, that must be additionally very difficult as I know her having her marbles about her had been important when lots of other things were crap.

I agree regarding length of time she has left and and ongoingly wishing it as peaceful and untraumatic for all of you as possible.

Sending you bucket loads of love and strength to your mum, you, Phil, Ben and your family.