[.30Carbine]

We had alternating air mattresses, as well as an alternating air pad for his chair. We repositioned him every 30 minutes during the day, slathered zinc barrier cream, moved and massaged his arms and legs 3 times a day. I had to teach every in home caregiver the same, how to shift his weight and put pillows in various places to relieve pressure points. He did not develop a bedsore the entire last year of his life. The hospice nurse said his skin was in great shape.

Thank you for doing this and for sharing it with us. Care is not hard when lives are treated with dignity, and where "Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself" are present.

I can't stand some of the cowardly comments on this thread.

[LilFarmer]

Thank you for your kind words. It was hard but it was such an honor to provide care to him and treat him with dignity and respect as a fellow human being. He was a sweet, godly man who raised my wonderful husband (and also who served our country in his own way, he was one of the engineers of the US missile defense system way back when).

It is such a blessing to be able to make someone’s final days on earth as peaceful and comfortable as possible, and to hold his hand as he left this life to be with Jesus ❤️