Justawoman
11-14-2005, 07:20 AM
Just a request that you all say a prayer for my Mom more so than my Dad. Friday night we got a phone call saying my Dad's blood pressure had dropped really low but no reason to rush the 80 mile trip to be with him. So Mom and I got up early Saturday and headed to Lubbock to see what was going on.
When we got there we could immediately tell that my Dad had a stroke sometime Friday. So now we are in the process of getting him transferred to the nursing home here in Muleshoe. After talking to doctors and discussing options, Mom and I realized that we are looking at hooking Dad up to numerous machines to possibly give him a few more months of low quality life. That is not what my Dad wanted when we signed the Do Not Resusitate and Living Will papers. I know it was extremely hard for my Mother to let him go this way. It was really hard for me to agree that this was for the best. We also spent all day Sunday with him trying to get him to wake up for more than a few seconds and to eat or drink something. I think that was the longest elevator ride when we finally agreed to come home. I feel so bad for my mother. They just had their 52nd wedding anniversary.
The doctors did say that some stroke patients do come back in a few days and become alert. It is possible, but not likely, that my Dad could do this. They don't expect it but they are not ruling it out. So we really don't know how many days we are looking at before his body shuts down. I also wanted you all to know that I may not be posting much.
When we got there we could immediately tell that my Dad had a stroke sometime Friday. So now we are in the process of getting him transferred to the nursing home here in Muleshoe. After talking to doctors and discussing options, Mom and I realized that we are looking at hooking Dad up to numerous machines to possibly give him a few more months of low quality life. That is not what my Dad wanted when we signed the Do Not Resusitate and Living Will papers. I know it was extremely hard for my Mother to let him go this way. It was really hard for me to agree that this was for the best. We also spent all day Sunday with him trying to get him to wake up for more than a few seconds and to eat or drink something. I think that was the longest elevator ride when we finally agreed to come home. I feel so bad for my mother. They just had their 52nd wedding anniversary.
The doctors did say that some stroke patients do come back in a few days and become alert. It is possible, but not likely, that my Dad could do this. They don't expect it but they are not ruling it out. So we really don't know how many days we are looking at before his body shuts down. I also wanted you all to know that I may not be posting much.