My dad has been in hospital for a couple of months.
He wasn't coping at home anymore and a care package didn't work he ended up back in hospital. He has dementia. While in hospital he pulled his picc line out. For a long time he has been suffering with mds. He became blood transfusion dependent. They decided as he had pulled the line out that they would no longer give him transfusions. They managed to get one unit in via a canilur but since then he's refused it so they have respected his wishes.
Yesterday he fell and his his head. They said he's up and down constantly but While I've been there he had no recollection of me being there. Tonight the dementia nurse has called and said she thinks he's nearing the end. I'm absolutely heart broken. His life hasn't been great lately. The blood was barely keeping him going, and the dementia was rapidly becoming worse but I'm just devastated that he's in the hospital. They won't allow him to go home and I feel hugely responsible and feel like I've let him down.