My mum was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer that has spread to liver and bones in July 2022. She has been in hospital the whole time apart from two weeks that she spent at home the end of August. She is now back in hospital and has been told 4-6weeks. The ward policy in max two visitors for a one hour slot once a day visit. I’m one of five children, mum has 3 adult grand children, a partner and two sisters who all desperately want to spend time with mum. I visited Mum on Friday. It seems so cruel that I now have to wait nearly a week before seeing her again. I tried yesterday, an hour before the end of visiting to just walk into the ward (naughty I know) but got caught out. Told I must book and there is only one visiting session a day. Oh the long walk of shame back to the car park.
We are waiting for a bed to become available at a hospice does anyone know if visiting hours will be any different or more relaxed? Or do hospitals relax their rules if someone is considered close to end of life? I know covid prevented hospital visits during lockdown but….I don’t know. I want to be able to just sit in the same space as my mum now until she goes.So she knows that someone who love her is there with her.
