We are thankful for the last three days. Bill did well and we had lots of time to enjoy each others company. Last night dad tried a new medication to help with his hiccups, that have been causing him so much grief over the last 72 hours. He had a very bad reaction to this medication, giving him much worse hiccups, making it very difficult for him to breath, and pushing him to a new level of pain, putting him in much distress.
One of the wonderful home care nurses on call was kind enough to attend our home in order to help dad cope better with this new phase of pain over night. Peter stayed up with him most of the night, then mom and Chris took turns helping him take breakthroughs. As a result of this rough night, dad`s situation needs to be reassessed today by his health care team and his pain medication dosage needs to be increased. Dad has requested to go into hospice as soon as possible.
Because dad is still having a difficult time with pain as we are waiting for the doctors new instruction with regard to his medication, we ask that you refrain from visiting today. We will keep you updated on when and where the next opportunity to visit will be.
- Naomi -
Hello Bill, Judy, and family
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you had such a rough night. Hopefully today the health care team was able to make a decision to make Bill more comfortable. Thinking of you during this troubled time. Peter,Naomi, Judy and Chris you are doing a great job!!!!
Katy
This cancer journey is such an emotional and physical rollercoaster. You never know what to expect, things change so quickly, my thoughts and prayrs are with you. Thank you for making the time to keep us updated, Love you.
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