booklover
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Thank you all for your helpful words. I try not to play the “what if” game, but as I’ve been unemployed since May I have a lot of time to think! I try to keep busy and do pretty well during the day, but thoughts seem to creep in when I’m trying to go to sleep. Some of the information on the link posted above looks helpful–I’ll share it with my dad.
Infections were common for her, especially during the last year or so. Her dr. said it’s a common problem because the plastic that the drainage tubes are made of attract bacteria. On a positive note, there is research being done at the U. of Notre Dame involving an antibacterial nanocoating that could be used on various medical devices combined with a sensor that could provide an early alert for infection–maybe I will write to them and tell them how important their research is.
Both the hospitalist and her specialist thought that she was reaching the end, and she seemed to understand that when they talked to her, but she was so drugged up on antibiotics and painkillers in the hospital to the point of hallucinating that I’m not sure she “really” understood. My dad thinks he didn’t do enough to help her, but there really wasn’t anything he (or anybody, really) could do.
