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I am sad to announce that my grandfather passed away this morning. I was not very close to my grandfather, though his lost has hit much of the rest of my family very hard.
Although I am sad with his loss, I am also filled with a sense of peace and relief with his passing. He had suffered with emphasema and cancer of the lungs, liver, and brain for years, and more recently had undergone chemotherapy treatments, and many stays in the hospital with various complications.
This past Sunday, his kidneys stops producing urine properly and his lungs starting filling with fluid; treatment failed. At this point, he was not able to care for himself and various family members (mostly my mother and her two sisters) were already staying and caring for him in the hospital 24/7. One aunt is physically disabled; both are not mentally well off, leaving my mother the 'responsible one.' She has been stressed and very, very tired over the past week.
My grandfather was released from the hospital into home hospice care on Tuesday; that evening and the next day he had some difficulties with pain, even medicated with morphine to almost unconscious levels (he had requested to be kept conscious as much as possible). Since my grandfather wasn't going recover and since he was in pain and couldn't communicate well, I felt very strongly that it was time for him to move on.
I do not believe that I could have asked for a better way for him to pass away. He died in his sleep, in no pain, at home with family present. I feel that this is an end to suffering and restoration of dignity for him, and a resolution and relief for my family. How could I ask for more?
Although I am sad with his loss, I am also filled with a sense of peace and relief with his passing. He had suffered with emphasema and cancer of the lungs, liver, and brain for years, and more recently had undergone chemotherapy treatments, and many stays in the hospital with various complications.
This past Sunday, his kidneys stops producing urine properly and his lungs starting filling with fluid; treatment failed. At this point, he was not able to care for himself and various family members (mostly my mother and her two sisters) were already staying and caring for him in the hospital 24/7. One aunt is physically disabled; both are not mentally well off, leaving my mother the 'responsible one.' She has been stressed and very, very tired over the past week.
My grandfather was released from the hospital into home hospice care on Tuesday; that evening and the next day he had some difficulties with pain, even medicated with morphine to almost unconscious levels (he had requested to be kept conscious as much as possible). Since my grandfather wasn't going recover and since he was in pain and couldn't communicate well, I felt very strongly that it was time for him to move on.
I do not believe that I could have asked for a better way for him to pass away. He died in his sleep, in no pain, at home with family present. I feel that this is an end to suffering and restoration of dignity for him, and a resolution and relief for my family. How could I ask for more?