i HAVE READ ALL OF THE POSTS IN THIS THREAD, AND AM SO HAPPY FOR ALL OF
YOU THAT HAVE THE HELP AND SUPPORT YOU NEED FOR THE VENT/TRACH. IT
WAS MY HUSBAND'S PERSONAL DECISION TO USE THE BIPAP. HIS DOCTOR HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS DECISION, HE JUST TOLD ME SEPARATELY THAT HE
FELT HORACE HAD MADE THE BEST DECISION FOR HIM.
ALSO, MY HUSBAND FEELS THAT THE BIPAP IS ALL THAT IS KEEPING HIM ALIVE
AND HE IS RIGHT. HE CANNOT TURN OVER ALONE, FEED HIMSELF, MAKE
HIMSELF UNDERSTOOD WHEN HE TRIES TO TALK, LAYS IN A HOSPITAL BED,
WEAK AND TIRED AND WEARY, AND WANTS THE LORD TO COME AND GET
HIM AND TAKE HIM TO A BETTER PLACE.
WE BOTH CRY ALMOST DAILY AS HE IS SO TIRED AND SO SAD, AND IT IS
HEARTBREAKING FOR ME TO SEE HIM SUFFER EMOTIONALLY LIKE THIS.
ALL I CAN SAY IS, GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU CAREGIVERS AND ALS PATIENTS
IF YOU ARE STILL ENJOYING YOUR LIFE. WE ARE NOT. I WILL MISS HIM
WITH ALL OF MY HEART WHEN HE'S GONE, BUT IT BREAKS MY HEART
TO SEE HIM THIS WAY.
JACKIEMAX
YOU THAT HAVE THE HELP AND SUPPORT YOU NEED FOR THE VENT/TRACH. IT
WAS MY HUSBAND'S PERSONAL DECISION TO USE THE BIPAP. HIS DOCTOR HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS DECISION, HE JUST TOLD ME SEPARATELY THAT HE
FELT HORACE HAD MADE THE BEST DECISION FOR HIM.
ALSO, MY HUSBAND FEELS THAT THE BIPAP IS ALL THAT IS KEEPING HIM ALIVE
AND HE IS RIGHT. HE CANNOT TURN OVER ALONE, FEED HIMSELF, MAKE
HIMSELF UNDERSTOOD WHEN HE TRIES TO TALK, LAYS IN A HOSPITAL BED,
WEAK AND TIRED AND WEARY, AND WANTS THE LORD TO COME AND GET
HIM AND TAKE HIM TO A BETTER PLACE.
WE BOTH CRY ALMOST DAILY AS HE IS SO TIRED AND SO SAD, AND IT IS
HEARTBREAKING FOR ME TO SEE HIM SUFFER EMOTIONALLY LIKE THIS.
ALL I CAN SAY IS, GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU CAREGIVERS AND ALS PATIENTS
IF YOU ARE STILL ENJOYING YOUR LIFE. WE ARE NOT. I WILL MISS HIM
WITH ALL OF MY HEART WHEN HE'S GONE, BUT IT BREAKS MY HEART
TO SEE HIM THIS WAY.
JACKIEMAX