Hey everyone,
My paw paw has been in the hospital's hospice for about four days including today, and has been in the hospital itself a week and a half as of last night. For once I ate a salad for dinner, but forgot the dressing haha.
Really the only thing they're giving my paw paw is pain medication and trying to keep him comfortable. The hospice level is on the level right above where he was at first. There is a 3 seat sofa and 2 high backed chairs in the room and a cabinet to put clothes and other things if you stay there overnight.
On Sunday when I was there with both my parents, my brother also came to see him and visit. There was a small pamphlet on the dying process that my dad and I read because my mom and cousins had been there the day before and read it then. It typically starts about 3 months before death. It goes from 2-3 months, down to one month, down to 2 weeks and then it's the end. It says the particular signs and "symptoms" at each interval. My paw paw has shown a couple of these signs.
The other day our neighbor came over to drop one of those Entertainment books- those jumbo coupon books for almost every place or service you can think of. She asked how he was doing and my dad said, "You almost wish for death" because he's in such bad shape.
So, life ain't super duper. I kind of wish the same thing, just because of how bleak the situation is.
Keep running and never say die,
-Siren of Destruction
