I had thought they were going to move her to another hospital but this turned out to be rouse to keep her mind occupied, she spent most of the day packing ready to go. She continued to chat away to herself. Later that afternoon they put a cafiter in.Madelaine was still making her trips to the B/ R , . thinking my glass was dirty she asked me if she could take it ,she did and she washed it but l didn't get it back! Then she came out of the B/R, ,(we had a curtain partly pulled across between us.,),,saying ,,'madam ' in a confused voice l peered round the curtain to see blood over her nightdress, she had pulled her cafiter out! Rang the bell telling her to sit in her chair but she went back, got a flannel and tried to clean the floor ,when help arrived. Sat her down and replaced it. A nurse explained to me they were going to give her transfusions, of various kinds. , that this would be going on for some 2/3hrs.They must have decided to take the risk.
It took 4nurses to do this ,two on the drip and two keeping her occupied. They promised her a chocolate if she was good, they then, joked , conjouled, laught and sang. By 11.00 she settled, but continued to talk. I was vaguely aware through out the night that she was still talking but l slept till 5.00. They were changing teams so I went out into the corridor and sat out there talking to them inbeween their jobs. When they started to remove various strappings and wash her l went back to my bed.l went to the loo and in passing her she looked at me and smiled. But a very subdued lady.
We were given breakfast and rather than wait l decided to go and wash when l passed her by her head had fallen so that her chin was resting on her chest. Because of the obvious difficulties in washing l didn't come out for about 20 mins she was in the position as before l looked and saw she was still breathing but didn't think it would be long. I just got back to bed when the chief physio and the physio working with me arrived. The CP used to call Madelaine reblochon. Anyway they stopped by her chair and he gently lifted her head with his finger and when he released her her head just fell back, he repeated it looked at us and said , " no response' . l said she's been talking non stop for almost 2days & 2 nights let her sleep!.He then called her " reblochon " and then his attitude changed, at that !moment my surgeon arrived. Within minutes the room was full of people!! They resuscitated her, eventually moving her elsewhere.
Later when talking to my physio during s break, l said that in my opinion they should have let her die, her age, her obvious fear of the op,; and the fact that her two children didn't really want to know. Plus heaven knows what that nights drugs had done. He said that's what the "team" felt. But the DR's ,from else where? thought otherwise.
So my stay, arrived Tues, op; on Wednesday, sick on Thursday ,Friday, and Saturday then Madelaine on Sunday and Monday . Home on Tuesday!!! Not a stay l will forget in a hurry!!! Pauline
Monday night ,after Sunday!
It took 4nurses to do this ,two on the drip and two keeping her occupied. They promised her a chocolate if she was good, they then, joked , conjouled, laught and sang. By 11.00 she settled, but continued to talk. I was vaguely aware through out the night that she was still talking but l slept till 5.00. They were changing teams so I went out into the corridor and sat out there talking to them inbeween their jobs. When they started to remove various strappings and wash her l went back to my bed.l went to the loo and in passing her she looked at me and smiled. But a very subdued lady.
We were given breakfast and rather than wait l decided to go and wash when l passed her by her head had fallen so that her chin was resting on her chest. Because of the obvious difficulties in washing l didn't come out for about 20 mins she was in the position as before l looked and saw she was still breathing but didn't think it would be long. I just got back to bed when the chief physio and the physio working with me arrived. The CP used to call Madelaine reblochon. Anyway they stopped by her chair and he gently lifted her head with his finger and when he released her her head just fell back, he repeated it looked at us and said , " no response' . l said she's been talking non stop for almost 2days & 2 nights let her sleep!.He then called her " reblochon " and then his attitude changed, at that !moment my surgeon arrived. Within minutes the room was full of people!! They resuscitated her, eventually moving her elsewhere.
Later when talking to my physio during s break, l said that in my opinion they should have let her die, her age, her obvious fear of the op,; and the fact that her two children didn't really want to know. Plus heaven knows what that nights drugs had done. He said that's what the "team" felt. But the DR's ,from else where? thought otherwise.
So my stay, arrived Tues, op; on Wednesday, sick on Thursday ,Friday, and Saturday then Madelaine on Sunday and Monday . Home on Tuesday!!! Not a stay l will forget in a hurry!!! Pauline
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