Mom and all us daughters met with Dr. Kovitz, Dad's oncologist, yesterday about 5PM and discussed what specifically we wanted to do with Dad. He was very agitated all day and kept talking about wanting to go home and live with God. He also wanted the Sheriff to come rescue him. He's been insisting that he wants the catheter removed and wants no further treatments of any kind in his more lucid moments.
So, we all agreed that a "Do Not Resuscitate" order should be put in his chart and he should be discharged into a facility that can deliver hospice treatment until he dies. The cancer has progressed to a point where it has negatively impacted his quality of life, and putting him through anything more, we all agreed would just be cruel.
Today Mom is supposed to meet with a social worker to determine what Medicare will cover and the occupational and physical therapists are supposed to assess him to determine what he can and can't do. That will inform the hospice team what kind of care he will require.
Hopefully he will be moved out of the ICU and into a regular room today. Then it will just be a matter of moving him out of the hospital to a facility that will accept him and getting the hospice team assigned.
It still absolutely amazes me that just 10 days ago he was fine. And 8 days ago he drove himself to the ER. At least he won't be suffering much longer. Thanks to everyone for your continued support.
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