taminator
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- Joined
- Mar 14, 2010
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- 45
- Diagnosis
- 03/2010
- Country
- US
- State
- Texas
- City
- Bryan
So after all this research, asking questions, checking here, checking there we finally called a hospice facility today for my mom. They come out, go through all their questions then they ask "Do you want to be resusitated?" to which my step-father says Well, YES! to which the hospice nurse said Then this is not for you and she leaves shortly there after.
Mom is basically paralyzed from the neck down, we can barely understand what she says anymore, starting to have trouble swallowing pills, complains she can't breathe, etc, etc. We have a call in to Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative services but they can't even do a phone interview until Sept 27th. No idea when they can physically come to the house for an eval.
Guess more time on the phone tomorrow. Of course my parents haven't even discussed yet if mom wants a trach. How can you be this far into the disease and haven't even talked about this yet?
I am just at a total loss. Sorry, just had to vent. I'll be on the phone tomorrow again with her case worker from Methodist hospital in Houston.
Mom is basically paralyzed from the neck down, we can barely understand what she says anymore, starting to have trouble swallowing pills, complains she can't breathe, etc, etc. We have a call in to Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative services but they can't even do a phone interview until Sept 27th. No idea when they can physically come to the house for an eval.
Guess more time on the phone tomorrow. Of course my parents haven't even discussed yet if mom wants a trach. How can you be this far into the disease and haven't even talked about this yet?
I am just at a total loss. Sorry, just had to vent. I'll be on the phone tomorrow again with her case worker from Methodist hospital in Houston.