 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Angie,
Be sure and contact the patient advocate at the hospital. Tell them what has been going on and how you feel about avoiding the hospital now at all costs because of the suffering they are needlessly putting your sister through. Even if they have a hunch she is overdosing from the heavy pain meds, they should not be allowed to make her suffer more. Does Kim have a DNR order and power of attorney for the you or a family member? This could help with what you are going through.
Sorry to see such a tough ordeal stacked on top of a pretty tough ordeal to begin with. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family through such a difficult time.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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