My dad's suffering is so great
He's in the second week of hospice.. diagnosed with aggressive cancer just a month ago. A week ago he could at least talk a few minutes here or there, eat Jello and pudding too. Now, they advised no food at all as he can barely swallow. And instead of several sips of water a day he had just three all day. On top of that, he's had pneumonia and so his breathing all day is wheezy. It's just awful to see him struggling. They said morphine helps relax airways but won't help the actual phlegm and secretions.
They told me, (hospice,) to keep his head elevated to help the wheezing . But the CNA s don't know that and he can no longer speak. He's nearly unconscious most of the time. I forgot to tell the CNA to keep it elevated after she changed his diaper. They would probably just lower his head down . It's 10:30 pm though, would you call the nurses there to just make sure he's elevated, or let it go?my heart is so sad for all this suffering. ☹
They told me, (hospice,) to keep his head elevated to help the wheezing . But the CNA s don't know that and he can no longer speak. He's nearly unconscious most of the time. I forgot to tell the CNA to keep it elevated after she changed his diaper. They would probably just lower his head down . It's 10:30 pm though, would you call the nurses there to just make sure he's elevated, or let it go?my heart is so sad for all this suffering. ☹
