I can't believe it is the 5th Feb already where does the time go !!
Bert is feeling a lot better today although not out of the woods yet they have stopped his IV antibiotics so fingers crossed. We are looking towards Thursday for going home as we are have a hospital bed installed in the house he is no longer mobile and cannot get up stairs to bed, A little rearranging of furniture in the sitting room and we will have it in there where if he wants to he can watch TV. He has a catheter in and that will remain in which will help me as I was having to change him 7/8 times a night he also has his medication for aggression and agitation in a syringe driver so he is an awful lot calmer.
The consultant said today that this infection ( I don't think they actually identified where it was) has been much worse than any previous infections.
He wants to go home to die as the thought of the hospice terrifies him and there is no way I can change his mind so rather than make things worse I will keep him at home
We were discussing (I was) what would happen if he spiked a temp and I did not bring him into hospital.The consultant said that this would be fine so long as his GP was happy to give him antibiotics at home. Soon it will be time to withdraw treatment as it is no longer helping him but I would wherever possible like to keep him home. I was sure he would agree to this which he has but I still need the option of admission if I cannot manage at home with him
I have stayed with him all week in the hospital and they have been very good but there is nothing like you own home.
Love Teri
