Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!!
Add to that, knowing nursing staffs have been decimated, and the remaining nurses are overworked and underpaid.
I'm really afraid to get anything checked out, because I'm not sure I'd survive a hospital stay, and I'd rather die at home than alone in a hospital bed.
“I’m really afraid to get anything checked out, because I’m not sure I’d survive a hospital stay, and I’d rather die at home than alone in a hospital bed.”
A little over 2+ weeks ago, my wife’s middle brother age 80 supposedly had a massive stroke with an off the wall diagnosis.
He was becoming a total basket case, being in the icu 24/7. He got to a step down unit, and his wife got his new anti seizure drugs removed and old drugs put back on.
As soon as he could make phone calls to my wife, a brother and his wife who is an RN like my wife. He said that if he was going to die, he wanted to do it at home.
His wife told the ICU people to get him ready to go home.
They agreed and got him stabilized, and he was taken home by ambulance.
The hospital has followed up with the home care treatment, and his response has been excellent.
Two days ago he called my wife and talked to her via his cell phone. He sounded as good as he had before the stroke. Then, he and I talked, and I joked that if he didn’t do what his wife and PT people said. His sister, my wife, aka Nurse Ratchet, would fly back and kick his butt.
We feel if he had not demanded to come home, he would have died with a new stroke or complications.
To the credit of the staff from Drs. to their home care people, once he made the decision to come home. They supported him then and at home.
The whole family adults of all ages have reviewed their DNR orders and other standing orders to pull the plug if necessary, aka end of life wishes/orders. Also your designated care/decision maker needs to be in contact.