Hi All
I am new to the group. We look after my 95 year old Nana as my Dad passed away some years ago and was an only child. To be fair, she doesn't take much looking after as she's quite independent usually and very alert.
The current situation is that she is in hospital due to a chest infection which started before Christmas. Over the last few weeks she has been really poorly and the infection turned into pneumonia and also her heart, lungs and kidneys started to fail and her lungs filled up with fluid. She also had a minor heart attack whilst in hospital. During this time she has been unresponsive and sleepy, struggling to breathe, refusing food and drinks, confused and unaware of us being there or who we are. The doctor told us last week that we will have less than 2 weeks with her. But since the weekend she is sitting up in bed, chatting, eating, drinking, remembering who we are and asking to see my Nieces and Nephews. My Sister and I were wondering if the doctors had made a mistake but they assure us that they haven't and that her time is still limited. Visiting her last night she was the best she has been in ages and seemed so well and her breathing seemed normal. I know she is on a lot of medication but how she is now is making the prospect of her being at the end of her life so much harder to accept. Has anyone else ever been in this situation and is it normal for someone to pick up before they pass away?
Any advice at this difficult time would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
I am new to the group. We look after my 95 year old Nana as my Dad passed away some years ago and was an only child. To be fair, she doesn't take much looking after as she's quite independent usually and very alert.
The current situation is that she is in hospital due to a chest infection which started before Christmas. Over the last few weeks she has been really poorly and the infection turned into pneumonia and also her heart, lungs and kidneys started to fail and her lungs filled up with fluid. She also had a minor heart attack whilst in hospital. During this time she has been unresponsive and sleepy, struggling to breathe, refusing food and drinks, confused and unaware of us being there or who we are. The doctor told us last week that we will have less than 2 weeks with her. But since the weekend she is sitting up in bed, chatting, eating, drinking, remembering who we are and asking to see my Nieces and Nephews. My Sister and I were wondering if the doctors had made a mistake but they assure us that they haven't and that her time is still limited. Visiting her last night she was the best she has been in ages and seemed so well and her breathing seemed normal. I know she is on a lot of medication but how she is now is making the prospect of her being at the end of her life so much harder to accept. Has anyone else ever been in this situation and is it normal for someone to pick up before they pass away?
Any advice at this difficult time would be much appreciated.
Thank you.