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Is Low Diastolic Blood Pressure common with Stage 3 or 4 CKD?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Nov 10 10:13am | Replies (160)Comment receiving replies
Did you have the liver transplant? You have gone through so much. Prayers with you and your husband.
Bill has told the family he does not want anything done to prolong life - that when he is ready to go to let him. A little while ago he was telling me that he thought he had pills in his hand - but didn't. Felt better after eating Rocky Road for lunch. He is on a major sugar kick - I do try and get fruit and veggies into him as well. Family is in accord to try and keep him as pain free as possible and let him enjoy whatever he wants. At 88 with quite a few health problems quality is more important for him. I just try to figure out by research to try and understand what he is going through. A blood test would tell a lot, but again, he doesn't want one. Just being able to discuss things is a tremendous relief.
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If he will not visit the doctor, is he open to enrolling in hospice? Perhaps you can approach it in terms of "they will help me take care of you, and put my mind at ease that I am doing things the way you want."
We have had home, in nursing home and residential hospice for our parents. It was wonderful as they explained each "next step" and helped us through.
One of our best friends made the decision 3 weeks ago to forego further surgery or treatment for his total bowel obstruction, because he too has a number of other terminal conditions. He agreed to home hospice, and it has helped his wife and daughters immensely in caring for him.
We were able to visit him, in his home, before he reached the stage of actively dying, and it was wonderful to see the support they had. At each turn, the nurse is available in person or by phone, to help them know what to do to make things easiest for him. She orders (and in some cases brings) meds and supplies to help, and secured a hospital bed and other aids, all covered by Medicare, to make him comfortable.
Just one option for someone who is ready to "let go." I wish you peace with his decision, whatever it may be.
Sue