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Since this photo was taken on the 8th January he has gone down hill rapidly. Not wanting to eat and only having soup. He has been sleeping a lot more and when awake is switching off and not wanting to chat. He doesn't want to shave or shower so looks very poorly and has sunken in cheeks.
In the photo he is showing the baby clothes I got on his behalf and for his new great great niece Daisy Rose.
He has recently seen the GP again as well as the cancer care nurse.
The GP has taken uncle off most of his medication and as uncle can not swollow the tablets and starts to choke on them.
Instead the cancer care nurse has started him on morphine.
I have seen and know only to well this is often given at the end of life to ease and to ease and speed up the end.
I last visited him on Friday with Mr DBVC for an hour.
Any more than than this a struggle for him and us!
The nurse at the home phoned me yesterday afternoon and said he has been waking up in the middle of the night and asking the staff to phone me as he is worried and a bit confused.
So today I plan to go in and stay with him for an hour or so later this morning. An hours round journey but it is the least I can do.
I'm not sure what good it will do me being there but I don't like to think of him being alone. Even if he is grumpy about anything and everything and not chatty at all I will go.
I'll take a book in to read and some lunch to so at least he knows I am there for him.
For those interested an update on my end of life great uncle Ken
Since this photo was taken on the 8th January he has gone down hill rapidly. Not wanting to eat and only having soup. He has been sleeping a lot more and when awake is switching off and not wanting to chat. He doesn't want to shave or shower so looks very poorly and has sunken in cheeks.
In the photo he is showing the baby clothes I got on his behalf and for his new great great niece Daisy Rose.
He has recently seen the GP again as well as the cancer care nurse.
The GP has taken uncle off most of his medication and as uncle can not swollow the tablets and starts to choke on them.
Instead the cancer care nurse has started him on morphine.
I have seen and know only to well this is often given at the end of life to ease and to ease and speed up the end.
I last visited him on Friday with Mr DBVC for an hour.
Any more than than this a struggle for him and us!
The nurse at the home phoned me yesterday afternoon and said he has been waking up in the middle of the night and asking the staff to phone me as he is worried and a bit confused.
So today I plan to go in and stay with him for an hour or so later this morning. An hours round journey but it is the least I can do.
I'm not sure what good it will do me being there but I don't like to think of him being alone. Even if he is grumpy about anything and everything and not chatty at all I will go.
I'll take a book in to read and some lunch to so at least he knows I am there for him.
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