Thanks again, the prayers mean a lot to me and my family.. I didnt get to hear all of the dr had to say.. But from what I gathered from previous doses of steroids her adrenial gland(spelling) has quit working and may have to have a small dosage of predisone daily.. Without her body getting rid of the carbon dioxide, to much O2 can make her go into the same senerio and cant breathe. I figure she is at the last stage because the dr told her she cant extend her time but will make her more comfortable by knowing what she needs to do..
Without going into great detail, she was released late yesterday afternoon.. She was given directions on what to do if this happens again. She is to take 60mg of steroids and call 911.. She did get a little sleep last night and has to see one of her drs today, they are setting her up with a machine that is similar to a c-pap and is like a ventilator.. Hopefully medicade will cover the costs....
I know she is keeping secrets from me because she says she dont need another mri or a ct-scan.. After she returned home thats all she smelled was dust, we told her it was because she was in a different enviroment and every house has a smell.. We are heading over there today to clean/wash walls but we will have to use a non toxic/smell to wash walls......
set her up with Hospice Bronco these people are wonderful and they cover everything your Mom will need till her life is over to include a hospital bed.They were invaluable during the last weeks of Daddys life.
Bronco,
I agree with Jayne 100%, call hospice, yes it's one of the hardest calls you'll ever make but they are wonderful. Hospice can make her final days a blessing to all of you, it's what they do. Hugs and prayers my friend, please make the call, you might feel like they're strangers intruding but they're not, they do understand.
Prayers continue,
Bodybuilder1958
Hospice are not only there for the patient but for you, the family as well. They are very compassionate people, they truly get you through a difficult, emotional time. If you have them available to you, I agree with Jayne and BB, call, it will allow you to spend the time with your mother the way you want to. Prayers to you and your family.
Thanks again, at this time she does not want any kind of help other than family.. She actually seems to be doing better than we expected, she has been up and moving around a bit.. She is much like me when it comes to smells with my asthma, she has to keep far from any detergents and soaps for her breathing cant be compromised.. We have put air cleaners / purifiers through out the house to minumize dust from the furnace.. We have asked her to come stay with us for a week or we would put them in a motel for a week so we could tare her house apart and clean the heat runs and house.. But she insists she will be fine, ((( very hard headed ))) Dominick and I are going to stay with her for a few days while my dads out of town.. It scares me, but I will be strong and be there even if she dont want me there to watch over her........
I see where you get your hard head from
Are you saying I have a hard head.......lol.
We will go by her wishes, at least for now.. My father and I talked about it and as long as we can work it out so one of us is there we will work through it.. Now my sister on the other hand is another story, she finds excuses to get out of every thing weather its important or not.... And I guess thats why my mother put me incharge of her estate....
Bronco my mom did the same thing. We had hospice come out to visit her, she refused them, said my family can take care me and we did.
We did sign my mom with an independent living center where home health aids came to her home, gave baths, directed medications, and contacted her doctors when needed.
State wavier programs are in place to help individuals stay in their home while providing nursing care.
My mother received assistance thru a state nursing wavier program.
and hospice does that Bronco they make sure you can...they just pay the bills for a hospital bed for oxygen and for her meds they also bought Daddy those hi dollar fruit drinks that are full of vitamins and all the things we needed to give him the showers safely....and when it got hard for me to do it alone then they came and helped but that was the last week up until then they just supplied the things we needed to make it easier for us to do it.And when it was over they came and picked up their things and donated Bibles in Daddys name.They are good people
I agree Jayne, hospice is the way to go. My Mom was so stuborn she flat refused their help and it made things very difficult for the family but we managed, although only with the help of the independent living center and the wavier.