Today is not a good day...
And I really doubt that tomorrow will be either.
I got a phone call at about 9.30 this morning from my brother to say that the hospital had called him and Dad. Mum had a partial arrest this morning. The nurse I spoke to told me that she was very surprised that it was Mum they were called to because she had been sitting up talking yesterday.
I got here about 11am a d she's been unresponsive since before I got here. A priest, one of the hospital chaplains, has been to see her and give her her Last Rites. That was hard but I think it's what she would have wanted. The priest told us that he knew exactly how we feel because he lost his mum 18 months ago. A little later the Macmillan nurse that she's seen a fair bit of since 2013, Josie came to see her and to let her or the ward nurses know if there's anything we need. I brought her flowers but it tool ages for a vase to be found for them.
As I type two of the nurses are changing her and her bed to try and make her more comfortable. They're talking to her as they work to let her know what they are doing. It doesn't feel as though I've been here for nearly six hours.
I'm sorry I haven't put a filter on this. I can't remember how to do a cut tag as it's been a long time since I've used one.
I got a phone call at about 9.30 this morning from my brother to say that the hospital had called him and Dad. Mum had a partial arrest this morning. The nurse I spoke to told me that she was very surprised that it was Mum they were called to because she had been sitting up talking yesterday.
I got here about 11am a d she's been unresponsive since before I got here. A priest, one of the hospital chaplains, has been to see her and give her her Last Rites. That was hard but I think it's what she would have wanted. The priest told us that he knew exactly how we feel because he lost his mum 18 months ago. A little later the Macmillan nurse that she's seen a fair bit of since 2013, Josie came to see her and to let her or the ward nurses know if there's anything we need. I brought her flowers but it tool ages for a vase to be found for them.
As I type two of the nurses are changing her and her bed to try and make her more comfortable. They're talking to her as they work to let her know what they are doing. It doesn't feel as though I've been here for nearly six hours.
I'm sorry I haven't put a filter on this. I can't remember how to do a cut tag as it's been a long time since I've used one.