It's official. Dr. Nelson feels that dad is ready for Hospice. This makes it real, even though we all know it has been creeping up on us. Hospice will help him be more comfortable, and we can stagger the hours so someone is with him 1 on 1 a good part of the day. Will be contacting companies to get some ideas with schedules, etc. On one hand, it is hard to think of him not being with us. On the other hand, you know his quality of life is non-existent and he is uncomfortable. Don't like this.
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Update, August 14th. Have an assessment set up with a company tomorrow, at 6 pm. Have gotten some great recommendations about this company, and the clinical director was great on the phone.
More to follow.
Wow. I guess we can only hope that it won't be for long - I know he is miserable.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for taking the time to keep this updated!