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I guess after my last post, I should offer an updated status on such a serious matter.
My father passed away on Halloween. It was a quick passing. He came home with hospice; he got to say goodbye to all of us.
It was high emotional and very stressful, but full of relief and gratitude that he wouldn't go on suffering. Being hooked up to a ventilator for life and
being awake for it was demoralizing for not just him but also for me. Being conscious without being able to communicate properly, only hand gestures and the occasional frustrated shake of the head, must have been scary and depressing.
It is now the first of December and I probably haven't mourned him as some members of my family think I should have, but I did mourn him when he was still alive but dying slowly- being kept alive artificially through a machine. I do miss him and I will always love him. He was a great dad- the best.
My father passed away on Halloween. It was a quick passing. He came home with hospice; he got to say goodbye to all of us.
It was high emotional and very stressful, but full of relief and gratitude that he wouldn't go on suffering. Being hooked up to a ventilator for life and
being awake for it was demoralizing for not just him but also for me. Being conscious without being able to communicate properly, only hand gestures and the occasional frustrated shake of the head, must have been scary and depressing.
It is now the first of December and I probably haven't mourned him as some members of my family think I should have, but I did mourn him when he was still alive but dying slowly- being kept alive artificially through a machine. I do miss him and I will always love him. He was a great dad- the best.