Don't give up! PLEASE! I was told by 10 doctors that my 55 year old husband, after a cardiac arrest at home, would either die or be a cucumber. How nice of them!!!! I am an RN, and I NEVER gave up! After 4 months of talking to him, my son and I finally got through! It started with just asking him to throw the ball again and again, and one day he did it. Every organ system of his wasn't working, and he even needed dialysis, but he fooled those impudent doctors. After 4 months, he was taken off the respirator, and could breathe on his own. I was even told by one particular doctor, that I should be planning for his death, and not bothering him with questions! Well, I told him a few choice words at the very least!
Everyday, I would be there at night, and my son would be there during the day. Leaving him was not an option when I saw how bad the care he was given could be! He had a bedsore the size of a softball on his butt too! Be there for your loved one! That is the best advice I would give anyone. Ask questions, and keep asking questions. Read up on things, and educate yourself also.
Today, he is somewhat slow and has lost his long term memory, but he walks, talks, eats, loves, and can even drive a car! I have seen our health care system from a patient's view, and I'm sad to say it stinks. You are your loved one's best advocate!
God Bless You and Don't Give Up(I, too, will be looking into stem cell research for him)
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Don't give up! PLEASE! I was told by 10 doctors that my 55 year old husband, after a cardiac arrest at home, would either die or be a cucumber. How nice of them!!!! I am an RN, and I NEVER gave up! After 4 months of talking to him, my son and I finally got through! It started with just asking him to throw the ball again and again, and one day he did it. Every organ system of his wasn't working, and he even needed dialysis, but he fooled those impudent doctors. After 4 months, he was taken off the respirator, and could breathe on his own. I was even told by one particular doctor, that I should be planning for his death, and not bothering him with questions! Well, I told him a few choice words at the very least!
August 26, 2014 - 7:27pmEveryday, I would be there at night, and my son would be there during the day. Leaving him was not an option when I saw how bad the care he was given could be! He had a bedsore the size of a softball on his butt too! Be there for your loved one! That is the best advice I would give anyone. Ask questions, and keep asking questions. Read up on things, and educate yourself also.
Today, he is somewhat slow and has lost his long term memory, but he walks, talks, eats, loves, and can even drive a car! I have seen our health care system from a patient's view, and I'm sad to say it stinks. You are your loved one's best advocate!
God Bless You and Don't Give Up(I, too, will be looking into stem cell research for him)
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