Damn it's tough waiting on the phone call............. RIP DAD

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Dad has been headed down hill for a while now. He has been at Duke for the past 2 weeks. + for C19 back earlier in June. He had chronic heart failure, renal failure, and overall just slap worn out. X2 on a mechanical heart valve. He is just tired. We were able to see him yesterday in the covid floor and stayed with him for a while and told him his work here is done. Go home and rest. They took the feeding tubes off yesterday, disabled his pacemaker/defib device and put him on a drip of pain med.

I am just waiting on the phone call...............

Till Valhalla daddy...........................................
 
So sorry to hear this. My Mom went through the exact same 2 years ago next month. I truly feel your pain.
 
I was waiting this “wait” twenty five years ago next month. Prayers to you and your dad.
 
Prayers to your family and to your Dad during these times!
 
pee wee said:
Dad has been headed down hill for a while now. He has been at Duke for the past 2 weeks. + for C19 back earlier in June. He had chronic heart failure, renal failure, and overall just slap worn out. X2 on a mechanical heart valve. He is just tired. We were able to see him yesterday in the covid floor and stayed with him for a while and told him his work here is done. Go home and rest. They took the feeding tubes off yesterday, disabled his pacemaker/defib device and put him on a drip of pain med.

I am just waiting on the phone call...............

Till Valhalla daddy...........................................
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You and your family are in my prayers
 
We just did a similar thing few weeks ago with my mom, still very fresh.
I feel your pain and know what you're going through. It plain and simply sucks for all of us left behind but your dad will soon be in a much better place and be resting very comfortably.
 
Prayers for your dad near the end of his earthly life.
 
One thing to note. When the drip starts, you're likely to hear all sorts of nonsense and even some hurtful things. Just remember that is not really the way he feels about things and is more of the side effects of the drugs than anything else.

God bless
 
Cherish the time you had with him. My prayers for you and your family.
 
I'm sorry for your loss and happy for you to have had a chance to say good bye.
 
I am sorry for your upcoming loss, I just went thru one of those situations myself when the call came for my mother in law in the middle of April. It's never easy.
 
Im sorry for what youre going through.
I know that feeling, the 'wait,' when they've removed assistance to a person and now it's just up to them how long they last It freaking sucks and I feel for you and your family for having to go through it too.
Im sorry dude
 
Mom went in the ER at 16:20 and was gone at 19:20. They did a CT and my doc buddy just looked at me. I told the doc no pain, WAO drip. Watched the whole time except for when a friend nurse came in and asked if I needed anything. I told her I needed a smoke real bad. She said to go and she would sit there til I got back. Walked out beside the Forsyth ER, smoked one and went back in. Since I knew most of them they didn't screw with me on the smoke. I knew the flat line monitor sound and knew how to read one. Doc came in and pronounced her.

I was tough to do but when you sign that paper that you will carry out the living will you have to follow through. Do not sign a HCPOA if you aren't willing to do the right thing.

I feel your current and impending pain, good luck.
 
REELDOC said:
I was tough to do but when you sign that paper that you will carry out the living will you have to follow through. Do not sign a HCPOA if you aren't willing to do the right thing.
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It's tough to do, but you have to do it.....Mom made her wishes known, and I followed through.
 
It is very difficult to let them go and is likely one of the most trying times we will face in our lives, and even tougher during the pandemic lock-down. Don't second guess yourself, its the right way for him now. God bless your family.
 
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