Posted by Gracie2 on November 3, 2001, at 18:29:20
In reply to Re: Percocet stuff » Gracie2, posted by Elizabeth on November 3, 2001, at 11:48:02
If people can have PCA machines (I'm assuming that's an IV drip) set up at home, I can't imagine why Hospice didn't arrange for my aunt to have one. That really makes me angry...I just figured that if you wanted an IV, you had to go to the hospital -
because a nurse had to moniter the IV, or some such reason. Her dying at home was okay at first, since she always enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends. The trouble started after the cancer took her mind, and she was unable to communicate. My cousin, who is an LPN, always insisted on giving my aunt the minimal dosage of pain medication recommended, and we would fight
bout this because my aunt would just curl up in bed and groan. I believe, by that time, that her soul was already gone, but her body was still in pain and I couldn't stand the thought.
-Gracie
I love you, Aunt Judy
poster:Gracie2
thread:82364
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20011025/msgs/83111.html