tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post2179210744989845408..comments2024-01-01T21:57:26.021-05:00Comments on Where the Rubber Hits the Road: We live in dangerous times... at least that is if you're sick enough to need hospitalizationFr. Tim Moylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030197987469327645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-87639863485834570542017-07-15T18:30:48.900-04:002017-07-15T18:30:48.900-04:00Father Tim
A friend of mine shared your eloquent a...Father Tim<br />A friend of mine shared your eloquent article as I too was struggling with this same issue at the Shawville Hospital for an elderly relative who also had a bladder infection.<br />By the time I realized that when the doctor said she would keep him comfortable she meant pain medication and had no intention of giving an antibiotic for a bladder infection, I argued for treatment.<br />She told me, in front of him, he was going to die...and die soon.<br />I had a rigourous discussion with her and she finally backed down and gave him an antibiotic.<br />He is now placed in long term care and will have a new doctor. He has been able to resume bladder function and is walking again with assistance.<br />I told this doctor and her replacement on hospital rotation that it was his decision and mine as POA.<br />They both said no that it was up to the doctor to decide in their opinion the best course of action or apparently if you are over 80 inaction.<br />I am encouraged by the progress the patient has made but will remqain chilled at the treatment he received.<br />If you do not have a strong advocate beside you questioning and checking each medical decision I fear you are quietly rushed to your death in the Pontiac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-30662265573649007972017-06-21T22:34:10.929-04:002017-06-21T22:34:10.929-04:00I am so saddened by this article's story...whe...I am so saddened by this article's story...when I was studying to become a PSW, the discussion was raised about euthinasia...gasp...discussion??? How sis we even come to that conclusion, that assisted suicide was anything to discuss?...As a Christian, my heart colapses at the thought that the "medical professionals" would label such a thing with the word "suicide" as if it were something to be proud of...God calls all of us into suffering, and when we forgo the suffering, we are living only to die for ourselves and not unto God. We are now the ones who decide how to live and how to die...living Our Own Wills and not Gods Will be done. <br /><br />In this case of Mr. "H"., it seems as though some Dr.'s want their Will to be done. And when life was the option chosen, not only by the spouse, but by the Gentleman who could clearly speak for himself...the deeper we go into ethical treason. Where was the justification for the lack of ethics here? The soul purpose for treating a patient is to give hope...there was none in this case. I dont like to say this but there is a huge legal issue regarding this case and so many like this one...as the "oath" that Dr.'s take upon becoming practicing patrons in such facilities...it is a vow to live by...a standard to uphold...and clearly this has violated the very words spoken to protect the RIGHT TO LIFE, the RIGHT TO LIVE...Dear God...my heart breaks. God will recompense all that has been wronged...regardless of the laws of this world...This has come to the Courts of the Most High...there, True Justice Will WIN...AMEN.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046477387733898898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-32010015023593088242017-06-19T14:36:10.586-04:002017-06-19T14:36:10.586-04:00I had a similar situation with my mom, who died in...I had a similar situation with my mom, who died in January. She was in late stage Parkinson's, so her ability to swallow was failing. She was hungry and thirsty, so when she could swallow, we would get a lot of fluids and food into her. When she was first admitted to the nursing home, I had to fill out an advanced directive with one of the employees. My mom wanted IV fluids, oxygen, etc, when she started to deteriorate. When she got to the point that swallowing became too difficult, I requested IV fluids. The doctor refused. We would go to visit her every night, and try to get as much fluid into her as we could, from the tip of a straw, and sometimes a little food. She would take it desperately, reaching out for it. It was terribly sad. There was nothing I felt I could do. It was heart-wrenching. I finally had to sign her up for Hospice to at least get some additional comfort care, such as pain medication and sedatives. I wanted to keep her sleeping so she wouldn't suffer as much. The worst of this occurred over a period of three weeks. I was her caregiver for nine and a half years, and I felt like I failed her. So, in closing, this is happening in the USA as well. I have shared your article. Thank you for writing about this horrible subject.Jane Sawyernoreply@blogger.com