received a call from my mum that my dad had had a fall when i was in office at about 7.30pm last evening. she said following this fall, he vomited and that he could not get up anymore. i quickly packed up and on my way home, decided that i should evacuate him to the hospital. called the ambulance and decided to make my way to the hospital instead. he was found to be very drowsy when the ambulance arrived.
the doctor made some initial test and decided to ward him immediately. at the ward, he was semi-conscious and could not recognise me anymore. his saliva was flowing and he vomited again. the doctor tried to help him clear his bowels and following that, i was told his signs were stable and that i could go back to rest. that was close to 11.30pm.
this morning, got another call from the hospital that the family should decide how the hospital should proceed. apparently, his condition has worsen. his kidneys have apparently deteriorated a lot more since two weeks back and that his liver is now near total failure. the doctor told us that we could either leave him and let it be or that we could admit him into the intensive care unit where he could be put on life-sustaining machines. either way, the doctor said that given his multiple organ failure, we should prepare for the worst.
i knew at the moment that his time is almost up. called up my siblings (including my brother). we came to the agreement that whichever solution it is, he should not suffer so much and that if letting him slip away is the best and with the least suffering, we will do so. despite my level-headedness and sometimes frustrations of trying to manage matters thus far, i find my eyes red and choking. but well, the time will come. that is part of life.
as of now, we are making our way to the hospital.
this might be our last visit.
the doctor made some initial test and decided to ward him immediately. at the ward, he was semi-conscious and could not recognise me anymore. his saliva was flowing and he vomited again. the doctor tried to help him clear his bowels and following that, i was told his signs were stable and that i could go back to rest. that was close to 11.30pm.
this morning, got another call from the hospital that the family should decide how the hospital should proceed. apparently, his condition has worsen. his kidneys have apparently deteriorated a lot more since two weeks back and that his liver is now near total failure. the doctor told us that we could either leave him and let it be or that we could admit him into the intensive care unit where he could be put on life-sustaining machines. either way, the doctor said that given his multiple organ failure, we should prepare for the worst.
i knew at the moment that his time is almost up. called up my siblings (including my brother). we came to the agreement that whichever solution it is, he should not suffer so much and that if letting him slip away is the best and with the least suffering, we will do so. despite my level-headedness and sometimes frustrations of trying to manage matters thus far, i find my eyes red and choking. but well, the time will come. that is part of life.
as of now, we are making our way to the hospital.
this might be our last visit.
2 comments:
GOD Bless you dad!
thanks, what's to come will come. it's part of life i guess.
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