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Originally Posted by freddie
Morning Ian sorry to here the news.Thoughts go with you .
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Originally Posted by stevestrat
So sorry to hear that Ian. It was a stroke that took my father, he never regained consciousness. His stroke was in the brain stem, had he survived I don't know how much of him would have been left.
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Originally Posted by reworht
So sorry to hear that news about your dad Ian - despite your sadness, I'm sure you've made the right decision.
We're currently waiting for the hospital to discharge my sister - who will be coming home with an incurable cancer, and lots of appointments for chemotherapy (which the consultant has openly said is a "delaying treatment"only). It is a fact that as we all age, more and more of our friends and relatives are struggling. All we can do is accept the inevitability of life - and remember the good times we all shared together.
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Originally Posted by WillyHeckaslike
Where there is life there is hope. Over the last five months we have left my mother's NHS bedside on many occasions expecting that we might be getting the news through the night that we all dread. But she is still with us despite a failing heart and 50% kidney function and ... etc., etc., etc. 
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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper
No last minute heroic efforts from the ward staff to
prolong your dads illness, is the right decision for you to make given his condition. Your dad is in the right place, where the nurses can do their best to make him comfortable and preserve his dignity.
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Originally Posted by coolcat
Sorry to hear your worsening news about your Dad Ian.
The main thing is that he is in the right place to make sure he is comfortable and free of pain.
Thoughts with you and yours at this difficult time.
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Originally Posted by RPWC
Thoughts with both Ian and Rod. Difficult times ahead for both of you, can relate to what you are experiencing right now.
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Thank you for the kind words Freddie,Steve, Rod, Willyheheckaslike,Phil,Jeff.Rich.
Afternoon all, I've been ferrying relatives & visiting as a lot of our lot don't drive.
He's a pitiful sight at the moment lying in bed with his head back & eyes rolled up into his head & shaking violently.
I inquired about the 'organ failure' they told us over the weekend & now they're saying it could be the trauma from having the catheter inserted! He's been treated for kidney problems for a while now.
His catheter bag has a lot of blood in it.
We arranged for some body lift equipment to get him out of bed without bruising him & taller commode to be delivered today, they turned up as we couldn't get hold of them over the weekend.
Again thank you to everybody, now that I've finished for today I think I'll have a couple of sherries tonight & get some sleep.