Update #13 - G has a clue!!

The latest update...

I went to see N in the Hospital last night. She was having a great deal of difficulty breathing. Her Oxygenation was about 90% and her heart beat was up around 110.

A Doctor at the Hospital told me about the possibility of putting her on what they call "Comfort Care". With this the patient is taken off of all medications except those needed to make her comfortable. This is used for terminal cases and from a number of earlier conversations with N, going back over the years, I'm sure this is what she would want.

I can remember her telling doctors repeatedly that She didn't necessarily want to live but she could not handle pain,

I have requested a meeting with the major persons involved, Doctors, Hospital Staff etc. and will try to make this understood, so that we are all on the same page.

Blessed be, G

Yes, he finally gets it!!! I hope...

Update #14

This is "better", or at least more realistic (and considerate of N):

I had a conference this morning with various doctors who have been involved. We have gotten approval from the Santa Clara Kaiser Hospital Ethics Committee and N is being put on "Comfort Care". This means she is receiving no medication except for pain. She is to be monitored to maintain her comfort. She is being moved to a private room.

As far as I know she may receive visitors, but I do caution you, she is not the image of her former self. When I saw her this morning, her heart rate was down to the nineties, her blood pressure was good and her oxygenation was about 93%. She was getting her voice back a little bit. She did recognize me.

Any questions or comments please feel free to contact me.

Blessed be, G

So even the medical establishment is finally agreeing that N is dying. They don't have to try to force her to live with a ton of drugs, too little pain relief, and lots of tubes and pumps. I'll probably be going to see her sometime in the next few days.

When all's said and done, G will probably need financial help to pay for dealing with the "biological waste" that will be left behind. (N is not picky - whatever's cheapest. At that point, she wouldn't be using her body anymore anyway.)