Dad-in-law had his scan. It took J and his sister some considerable time to get d-i-l out of his house in a wheelchair and transport him to the hospital but it was done.
Big surprise: they couldn't find any trace of cancer in his abdomen (not counting the prostate cancer they knew was there)! So that's all right then. He's lost stones in weight and can't walk or support himself upright, doesn't eat, has panic attacks…
This week dad-in-law has had his 'pregnancy' scan, a chest x-ray, been fitted for new hearing aids, and was to have an endoscopy today at hospital. When his daughter, the ex-nurse, took him today to see The Specialist, he wanted dad-in-law admitted. Absolutely not, says ex-nurse, so they did a CT scan and goodness knows what other tests throughout the day instead.
The Specialist now pronounces that d-i-l hasn…
Perhaps a glimmer of hope through the all-pervading gloom...
Doctor visited dad-in-law today. His bloods are normal now (as in his liver & kidneys seem ok) so she has prescribed him some antidepressants. A tiny dose, but it may have a placebo effect. Let's hope so,
She also managed to convince him to try a week's respite care in a care home!!! J and his brother talked yesterday, then J and their sister talked…
Dad-in-law is getting worse. His memory is deteriorating to the extent that he can't remember which family member has taken him out & where he has been.
He is very weak. When he has been put to bed he can't sit up and have a drink or switch on his lamp, so when the carer last night forgot to leave his hall light on and he woke up, he didn't know where he was as it was dark. (He is blind in one eye). Last week…
