Thank you, all. Mom's eyes are fixed and dialated. Food and water through her tube was stopped on Monday. Her husband will not remove her bi-pap or in his terms "dope" her up. She is on 75mg of pain patch, 1cc of m o r p h every 4 hours and 1/2 cc of a da van every 3 hours. He has been trying to turn the machine down and at 4am (i wasn't here) she supposedly showed distress/discomfort (not sure how/what signs he saw) so he gave her the meds and turned the machine back up. Her pulse is over 120 and the hospice nurse told him this meant pain/anxiety. She had wanted to keep it 100 or below. So she IS suffering! I cannot imagine how hard this is for him but why is he prolonging this terrible suffering. She did not want to be kept alive at the end artificially. He thinks she is still here, her pulse is way to high and he just won't accept that this is the end and let her go peacefully. I have to keep my mouth shut because she put him in charge of carring out her wishes but he isn't, he is doing his.
sorry I am frustrated and my hands are tied. please say your prayers for my mom but if you one for my sister and I we would appreciate it.
Dear God,
Please bring my mother comfort and peace. Give her husband the strength to let her go to be with you. Take her hand and guide her to your undending glory. Also, please put your arms around my sister and I's shoulders and your hands over our mouths!
Amen
V.