Mom sat up yesterday evening for a very long time. I wish there was something other than that, that is positive to say. There just isn’t. Watching two people having to move her the two feet from the chair to the bed is an awful thing to witness. The look in her eyes as they move her into position on the bed, the way she can’t help them at all is a haunting sight that I wil not soon, if ever, be able to forget.<\/p>\n
Her case manager called me shortly after I left the hospital in the afternoon to tell me that she has to have two people care for her at all times. And it freaked me out 6 weeks ago when they said she required 24\/7 care. Shit. At least that was doable. Times 2-not so much. Add MRSA to that equation and we are royally screwed. Then go a step further and add in the fact that the tumor grew during 4 weeks of radiation and chemo, and now with the MRSA treatment they have to suspend both, and holy shit.<\/p>\n
She has not been filled in on all of this and it makes me sick to my stomach. My gut instinct is that I would want to know. But if it makes her give up hope or lose her will, than what is the point of knowing? Seriously, that sounds like a rhetorical question, but if anyone has a strong opinion one way or the other, I want to hear it. Because I am in a protective mode and emotionally looking at the big picture and I don’t like any of the options. It’s obvious to me that we need more information. I will have to have a conversation with her soon regarding \u00a0her wishes regarding different “hypothetical” scenarios. I just wish they WERE hypothetical. I plan to look over her living will today to see if anything we are dealing with now is covered.<\/p>\n
We brought the delicious stuffed cabbage and mashed potatoes that Connie made for her yesterday. She loved it! Thanks Connie! Mom was moved to room 871 today, which is not in intensive observation, I thought it was a good sign. It turns out that they needed the bed. Great.<\/p>\n
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