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Can't believe my dad's been bed bound two years now

I mean, it's unbelievable. He has had a stroke a few years ago and MS, yet he's not in a nursing home , bed bound completely because of those issues. He developed a herniated disc in his back three years ago, with excruciating daily pain. He began to not be even able to walk. My mom took care of him and I helped a lot too, but he needed around the clock care. So he went into a nursing home
He had PT in the beginning but because he declined twice, for valid reasons, and then didn't make much progress according to their goals, they just stopped.
It's really sad to see him laying there, never able to even get UP, nevermind walk. The pain is so high.

They do need to start sitting him up though because he still has edema , fluid in his feet. He often defended my abhorrent sociopath mother, so for a while I did not have a close relationship with him. He laughed at me when I cried years ago, after she screamed at me , ridiculed me for the ten thousandth time. To laugh at my suffering, that felt Awful. But it still pangs me to see his life getting smaller and most likely shorter, from laying in a bed endlessly. 🙁
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fun4us2b · M
So sorry to hear this - my dad had a stroke also - he was never able to speak due to aphasia but was able to go in a wheelchair....I guess the MS complicates matters....I tried doing the PT with my Dad - since he was stubborn too - he would do some things but not others - one thing to note - the Dr gave him lexipro - which is common treatment for stroke patients - and I think it helped him....hang in there....
I don't think enough people talk about the emotional stress of aging parents > Not because we don't love them; because we do love them and feel helpless. It seems as if every stage in life is spoken about : Birth, Weddings, Holidays etc. but death and sometimes the lengthy time it takes to die.

Wishing you peace.
HeWhoWalks39 · 36-40, M
Sorry to hear that Hun... Prayers he gets better... My dad passed in 2019 and he was on his death bed for just a year... So your dad has lasted longer than mine did... Keep Positive... Hope your doing well
Coralmist · 41-45, F
@HeWhoWalks39I'm sorry to hear your dad passed 🙁 Did he have an illness?
I really need to talk with a nurse there, they need to sit him up occasionally. He can't be expected to lay in the same position week after week, months after month 😧 Ty for your words🌸
HeWhoWalks39 · 36-40, M
@Coralmist Thanks Hun it's ok... And yeah I would say something about that so they don't just Neglect him so I understand... And your welcome.... With my Dad I had something that nobody else had and I was the ONLY person in the room with him when passed just telling him over and over "Dad I love you" when he went and that meant more to me than anything cause I WAS the one there when he passed in the room no one else ❤❤❤❤
Younameit · F
@Coralmist Definitely no. Huge risk for pressure ulcers. Those are awful to cure.
SlippingAway · 46-50, F
I am so sorry, this has got to be so hard for you it's hard when you have conflicted feelings towards an ailing parent.
I am sorry to hear this. Hopefully he is getting the proper care to relieve him from too much pain. You are such a great daughter and sister and it is not easy to go through all this stuff. I truly admire that
Coralmist · 41-45, F
@urbancowboy He's on pain meds but they don't move him weekly. He lays, not moving at all. I'm going to ask the nurse to arrange to have him sit up twice a week. And I appreciate that..it's been a lot trying to accept my dad's situation, plus my sisters horrible pain. That's so kind of you, thank you 🌺
Jimbo7 · M
You are a great human being, that has and is living through great suffering, your mother would have been a great guard in Auchwitz crimes against humanity creature.How she ever gave birth to an earth angel like you is beyond miraculous
Jimbo7 · M
How old is your dad?

 
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