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Hospice patient. Real Time. Real World. UPDATE: Noslot Gained His Wings Last Night. pg 11

 
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I'm unsure how this works, but I just gifted you a membership. I don't know if you have to log out and then back in for it to appear. Someone I'm sure has accurate information about this.

ETA I see it now. Welcome aboard!

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I'm unsure how this works, but I just gifted you a membership. I don't know if you have to log out and then back in for it to appear. Someone I'm sure has accurate information about this.

ETA I see it now. Welcome aboard!
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Thank you very much. I see the upgrade offer disappeared from my avatar.

So much more to my story and it's very comical. In the end, I decided I needed another house. One with a pool. I'm here now typing by it. I transferred my hospice service. I was outta my mind on meds and a partial memory issue and I bought a damned house. I need to write a book. Talk about being broke. Thanks for the upgrade!!
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I'm unsure how this works, but I just gifted you a membership. I don't know if you have to log out and then back in for it to appear. Someone I'm sure has accurate information about this.

ETA I see it now. Welcome aboard!
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Thank you very much. I see the upgrade offer disappeared from my avatar.

So much more to my story and it's very comical. In the end, I decided I needed another house. One with a pool. I'm here now typing by it. I transferred my hospice service. I was outta my mind on meds and a partial memory issue and I bought a damned house. I need to write a book. Talk about being broke. Thanks for the upgrade!!
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I can see we're going to have a great time with this. Check you mailbox.
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I'm going to continue my getting out of Hospice adventure.

I'm five months into Hospice and I'm not dying. I thought to myself, I need to get back to my neurologist and figure this out. I did get that appt. and I did get a different diagnosis. One that does not bear needing Hospice. Still can barely walk or talk....not dying. Here I am on some pretty hefty medications and I had to make an exit plan.

I spent 5 weeks in a hard withdrawal. Had to get off the harder meds and onto weaker meds. It was a fight to get those weaker meds but finally did. I looked like death warmed over during that time. Worse than when I went in. So glad to get down. I'm in a great deal of pain, but I did what I had to do because pain management outside of Hospice is brutal and they don't give much to chronic pain patients. I planned well ahead.

Tomorrow I sign the paperwork for release. I'm a little scared to be on my own frankly, but I have all my appts set and a new adventure begins.

Just got a call from pain management and they won't take me until I have images. Looks like I am going hard cold turkey. I can only laugh at this point. Can't be any worse than what I already went through given these meds are so much weaker and far fewer...

Sorry for the bad writing. I have issues damnit! :D
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The first thing that comes to my mind reading this is that surviving demands great courage. Perhaps more so than death. You have tremendous burdens to manage and now must do so outside of a system that was designed to do just that for you. I understand the fear of the unknown. I suspect you’re like me in that you navigate life with timely and accurate information, but not so much with uncertainty.

I believe there isn’t anything anyone can say that will make much difference. What I’ve found helpful is simply knowing someone will listen to and believe me.

I’m sure happy to see you here. You’re not alone.
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I'm going to continue my getting out of Hospice adventure.

I'm five months into Hospice and I'm not dying. I thought to myself, I need to get back to my neurologist and figure this out. I did get that appt. and I did get a different diagnosis. One that does not bear needing Hospice. Still can barely walk or talk....not dying. Here I am on some pretty hefty medications and I had to make an exit plan.

I spent 5 weeks in a hard withdrawal. Had to get off the harder meds and onto weaker meds. It was a fight to get those weaker meds but finally did. I looked like death warmed over during that time. Worse than when I went in. So glad to get down. I'm in a great deal of pain, but I did what I had to do because pain management outside of Hospice is brutal and they don't give much to chronic pain patients. I planned well ahead.

Tomorrow I sign the paperwork for release. I'm a little scared to be on my own frankly, but I have all my appts set and a new adventure begins.

Just got a call from pain management and they won't take me until I have images. Looks like I am going hard cold turkey. I can only laugh at this point. Can't be any worse than what I already went through given these meds are so much weaker and far fewer...

Sorry for the bad writing. I have issues damnit! :D
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The first thing that comes to my mind reading this is that surviving demands great courage. Perhaps more so than death. You have tremendous burdens to manage and now must do so outside of a system that was designed to do just that for you. I understand the fear of the unknown. I suspect you’re like me in that you navigate life with timely and accurate information, but not so much with uncertainty.

I believe there isn’t anything anyone can say that will make much difference. What I’ve found helpful is simply knowing someone will listen to and believe me.

I’m sure happy to see you here. You’re not alone.
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Yes, it's very taxing. Humans are built for survival and we do what we have to. You are right, we are not alone.
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My husbands' Grandmother moved from her home to ours so I could give her hospice care. She was already not communicating when she arrived or responding at all.
I sat in here room and prayed about doing a healing touch ceremony to help her with the transition called a chakra spread. She would of thought it was crazy if she had her faculties about her so I was torn in what to do since we need permission to do this technique. Out of a coughing fit she sat up and said yes looking at me even though she had not spoken in a week.

Everything got strange after that. Without knowing I played her favorite music, placed her in her favorite color of silk pajamas, and found contact information for a lost son she had not seen in 30 years. Weird coincidences with her happened every day for 2 weeks. Some kind of divine intervention went on.

She transitioned one hour after that son visited her. My husband and I were in an adjoining room when we heard a loud noise hitting the wall. We had just left her alone to talk about the visit. No one else was in the room with her.

My husband kept saying thank you for giving her this care but I was the one that was grateful for the privilege to be part of this process.
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...You are very brave...

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May I just say that my courage was found in the silence of fear and trembling and more importantly to me in my faith which I will not discuss. Thanks.
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Without the faith that carries many of us through, those many of us would likely be throwing ourselves on swords, and checking out. Faith is such a powerful force of human fortitude.

You have so impressed me and given me long pause for thought, lovey....you are teaching me how to pass with dignity. I do so love you for this.

I don't know if my following request is doable, if even you want it done, but is there someone you know who can tell us you are readying to pass?....I would like to be mindful of you when that occurs. Not that you need it....I think perhaps I need it, to learn completely.

If not, that's okay, though....hugs
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...I adapt to the unknown,
under wandering stars I've grown,
by myself, but not alone...

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...You are very brave...

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May I just say that my courage was found in the silence of fear and trembling and more importantly to me in my faith which I will not discuss. Thanks.
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Without the faith that carries many of us through, those many of us would likely be throwing ourselves on swords, and checking out. Faith is such a powerful force of human fortitude.

You have so impressed me and given me long pause for thought, lovey....you are teaching me how to pass with dignity. I do so love you for this.

I don't know if my following request is doable, if even you want it done, but is there someone you know who can tell us you are readying to pass?....I would like to be mindful of you when that occurs. Not that you need it....I think perhaps I need it, to learn completely.

If not, that's okay, though....hugs
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I was thinking of asking OP for the same, but wasn't sure how to phrase it.

I would be honored to raise a glass and say a prayer for the most honest thread / OP I've ever read on GLP.
My friends call me Bob.
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...You are very brave...

 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


May I just say that my courage was found in the silence of fear and trembling and more importantly to me in my faith which I will not discuss. Thanks.
 Quoting: Noslot



Without the faith that carries many of us through, those many of us would likely be throwing ourselves on swords, and checking out. Faith is such a powerful force of human fortitude.

You have so impressed me and given me long pause for thought, lovey....you are teaching me how to pass with dignity. I do so love you for this.

I don't know if my following request is doable, if even you want it done, but is there someone you know who can tell us you are readying to pass?....I would like to be mindful of you when that occurs. Not that you need it....I think perhaps I need it, to learn completely.

If not, that's okay, though....hugs
 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


I was thinking of asking OP for the same, but wasn't sure how to phrase it.

I would be honored to raise a glass and say a prayer for the most honest thread / OP I've ever read on GLP.
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It was kinda hard to ask. I've been thinking about asking since right after I posted last night....but his passing is such a private thing, methinks.

I agree with you, about this being a most honest thread, but I also recognize Noslot's fierce need for privacy....heh, I had to build up the gumption to ask. Gosh, I can only hope to pass with the same dignity as Noslot is displaying....and that dignity can be had all the while being scared and more scared.

Mostly, I just finally figured he's grounded enough to see me as just asking and not being manipulative, and he won't judge me for asking and hopefully won't be offended.

We would never know if one of us didn't ask, though. Why not it be me?....shrug
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by myself, but not alone...

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May I just say that my courage was found in the silence of fear and trembling and more importantly to me in my faith which I will not discuss. Thanks.
 Quoting: Noslot



Without the faith that carries many of us through, those many of us would likely be throwing ourselves on swords, and checking out. Faith is such a powerful force of human fortitude.

You have so impressed me and given me long pause for thought, lovey....you are teaching me how to pass with dignity. I do so love you for this.

I don't know if my following request is doable, if even you want it done, but is there someone you know who can tell us you are readying to pass?....I would like to be mindful of you when that occurs. Not that you need it....I think perhaps I need it, to learn completely.

If not, that's okay, though....hugs
 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


I was thinking of asking OP for the same, but wasn't sure how to phrase it.

I would be honored to raise a glass and say a prayer for the most honest thread / OP I've ever read on GLP.
 Quoting: JustBobTX



It was kinda hard to ask. I've been thinking about asking since right after I posted last night....but his passing is such a private thing, methinks.

I agree with you, about this being a most honest thread, but I also recognize Noslot's fierce need for privacy....heh, I had to build up the gumption to ask. Gosh, I can only hope to pass with the same dignity as Noslot is displaying....and that dignity can be had all the while being scared and more scared.

Mostly, I just finally figured he's grounded enough to see me as just asking and not being manipulative, and he won't judge me for asking and hopefully won't be offended.

We would never know if one of us didn't ask, though. Why not it be me?....shrug
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If anyone wants to pm me an email addy I will include them on a list that my granddaughter will be sending on my behalf. It will be a simple notice and she will destroy this list once it’s sent. You can trust this.

Honesty is much easier behind the sacred cloak of anonymity. Even so honesty causes me to also feel vulnerable. But honesty and vulnerability also cause me to feel alive if you will. And that's liberating.

This will probably be the only thread I will ever start here. I did this because I’ve never done it and I wanted to start at least one. Reading it now I say to myself I know that guy. He’s not so bad or so good. He’s just an old man like other old men who may be facing their twilight hour.

I really do appreciate your kind words. Most of you have been honest with me and that’s the greatest compliment you could give me. You also chose to trust me and around her that’s definitely a scarce commodity. Thank you.

I'll keep posting as events dictate or the muse strikes.
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Without the faith that carries many of us through, those many of us would likely be throwing ourselves on swords, and checking out. Faith is such a powerful force of human fortitude.

You have so impressed me and given me long pause for thought, lovey....you are teaching me how to pass with dignity. I do so love you for this.

I don't know if my following request is doable, if even you want it done, but is there someone you know who can tell us you are readying to pass?....I would like to be mindful of you when that occurs. Not that you need it....I think perhaps I need it, to learn completely.

If not, that's okay, though....hugs
 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


I was thinking of asking OP for the same, but wasn't sure how to phrase it.

I would be honored to raise a glass and say a prayer for the most honest thread / OP I've ever read on GLP.
 Quoting: JustBobTX



It was kinda hard to ask. I've been thinking about asking since right after I posted last night....but his passing is such a private thing, methinks.

I agree with you, about this being a most honest thread, but I also recognize Noslot's fierce need for privacy....heh, I had to build up the gumption to ask. Gosh, I can only hope to pass with the same dignity as Noslot is displaying....and that dignity can be had all the while being scared and more scared.

Mostly, I just finally figured he's grounded enough to see me as just asking and not being manipulative, and he won't judge me for asking and hopefully won't be offended.

We would never know if one of us didn't ask, though. Why not it be me?....shrug
 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


If anyone wants to pm me an email addy I will include them on a list that my granddaughter will be sending on my behalf. It will be a simple notice and she will destroy this list once it’s sent. You can trust this.

Honesty is much easier behind the sacred cloak of anonymity. Even so honesty causes me to also feel vulnerable. But honesty and vulnerability also cause me to feel alive if you will. And that's liberating.

This will probably be the only thread I will ever start here. I did this because I’ve never done it and I wanted to start at least one. Reading it now I say to myself I know that guy. He’s not so bad or so good. He’s just an old man like other old men who may be facing their twilight hour.

I really do appreciate your kind words. Most of you have been honest with me and that’s the greatest compliment you could give me. You also chose to trust me and around her that’s definitely a scarce commodity. Thank you.

I'll keep posting as events dictate or the muse strikes.
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hf It is your day. hugs
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Without the faith that carries many of us through, those many of us would likely be throwing ourselves on swords, and checking out. Faith is such a powerful force of human fortitude.

You have so impressed me and given me long pause for thought, lovey....you are teaching me how to pass with dignity. I do so love you for this.

I don't know if my following request is doable, if even you want it done, but is there someone you know who can tell us you are readying to pass?....I would like to be mindful of you when that occurs. Not that you need it....I think perhaps I need it, to learn completely.

If not, that's okay, though....hugs
 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


I was thinking of asking OP for the same, but wasn't sure how to phrase it.

I would be honored to raise a glass and say a prayer for the most honest thread / OP I've ever read on GLP.
 Quoting: JustBobTX



It was kinda hard to ask. I've been thinking about asking since right after I posted last night....but his passing is such a private thing, methinks.

I agree with you, about this being a most honest thread, but I also recognize Noslot's fierce need for privacy....heh, I had to build up the gumption to ask. Gosh, I can only hope to pass with the same dignity as Noslot is displaying....and that dignity can be had all the while being scared and more scared.

Mostly, I just finally figured he's grounded enough to see me as just asking and not being manipulative, and he won't judge me for asking and hopefully won't be offended.

We would never know if one of us didn't ask, though. Why not it be me?....shrug
 Quoting: cosmicgypsy


If anyone wants to pm me an email addy I will include them on a list that my granddaughter will be sending on my behalf. It will be a simple notice and she will destroy this list once it’s sent. You can trust this.

Honesty is much easier behind the sacred cloak of anonymity. Even so honesty causes me to also feel vulnerable. But honesty and vulnerability also cause me to feel alive if you will. And that's liberating.

This will probably be the only thread I will ever start here. I did this because I’ve never done it and I wanted to start at least one. Reading it now I say to myself I know that guy. He’s not so bad or so good. He’s just an old man like other old men who may be facing their twilight hour.

I really do appreciate your kind words. Most of you have been honest with me and that’s the greatest compliment you could give me. You also chose to trust me and around her that’s definitely a scarce commodity. Thank you.

I'll keep posting as events dictate or the muse strikes.
 Quoting: Noslot



Thank you! PM sent....hugs
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by myself, but not alone...

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Meet my companion, confessor and the only one who seems to be able to tolerate me on a daily basis for the past 13 years or so! :)

Meyer

We sort of have a running joke between us in the morning. While I’m making coffee, we look at each other and wonder which of us is going to do what first this day. I think its now become which one of us will die first. I believe he senses that something is wrong with me. I can’t prove it, but something is afoot with him.

My neighbor is building us a stair/ramp so he can climb onto the hospital bed without anyones assistance. That happened when we were having coffee and I mentioned how the hospital bed was going to be a problem for him and that he would probably jump up and whine and bark until someone picked him up and put him in the bed with me. My friend said well I’ll fix that. I couldn’t find the words to thank him. He just patted my hand.

Knowing that when the time comes he can snuggle up to me anytime he wants to means a lot to me. It’s these kinds of things that are so meaningful and make for a good death IMO. Yeah I said snuggle because that’s what he does and I like it. In the meantime we will try to stay out of trouble. Thats Dads boy and my family will love him until the end of his days.
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It's such a beautiful thing, that you have so much love and support with you. It's an awesome thing your neighbor did!

Your pup is a cutie pie!.....ohyeah
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Bucket Lists

I had one early on and finished it the same day. It was just 2 phone calls as that was all I could find without paying someone to search for them and I didn’t want to do that. I thought why not try and contact people back then who played a role in my business life or perhaps were acquaintances or even employees back then and thank them. I tried to imagine how I might feel if my phone rang and some guy who maybe I barely remembered said hello and thank you. One guy I hadn't spoken to in more than 30 years. I told him I just wanted to say thank your help and loyalty back then. We shared a couple of memories and laughs and went on with our lives. That was fun.

I’m working on list #2 and that one is just for me. There has to be at least one thing from:

1. A food group
2. A desert
3. A place
4. A person
5. An event
6. Be a secret Santa
7. Spend the night with my vet buddies at a hotel
8. Clean the hotel room :)
9. Jump out of an airplane to at last shut up the old guys who have never stopped reminding me of my pitiful straight leg existence.
10.

I'll let you know what happened if you're interested.
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Meet my companion, confessor and the only one who seems to be able to tolerate me on a daily basis for the past 13 years or so! :)

Meyer

We sort of have a running joke between us in the morning. While I’m making coffee, we look at each other and wonder which of us is going to do what first this day. I think its now become which one of us will die first. I believe he senses that something is wrong with me. I can’t prove it, but something is afoot with him.

My neighbor is building us a stair/ramp so he can climb onto the hospital bed without anyones assistance. That happened when we were having coffee and I mentioned how the hospital bed was going to be a problem for him and that he would probably jump up and whine and bark until someone picked him up and put him in the bed with me. My friend said well I’ll fix that. I couldn’t find the words to thank him. He just patted my hand.

Knowing that when the time comes he can snuggle up to me anytime he wants to means a lot to me. It’s these kinds of things that are so meaningful and make for a good death IMO. Yeah I said snuggle because that’s what he does and I like it. In the meantime we will try to stay out of trouble. Thats Dads boy and my family will love him until the end of his days.
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Thank you my friend.
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Thank you.
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Meet my companion, confessor and the only one who seems to be able to tolerate me on a daily basis for the past 13 years or so! :)

:Meyer:

We sort of have a running joke between us in the morning. While I’m making coffee, we look at each other and wonder which of us is going to do what first this day. I think its now become which one of us will die first. I believe he senses that something is wrong with me. I can’t prove it, but something is afoot with him.

My neighbor is building us a stair/ramp so he can climb onto the hospital bed without anyones assistance. That happened when we were having coffee and I mentioned how the hospital bed was going to be a problem for him and that he would probably jump up and whine and bark until someone picked him up and put him in the bed with me. My friend said well I’ll fix that. I couldn’t find the words to thank him. He just patted my hand.

Knowing that when the time comes he can snuggle up to me anytime he wants to means a lot to me. It’s these kinds of things that are so meaningful and make for a good death IMO. Yeah I said snuggle because that’s what he does and I like it. In the meantime we will try to stay out of trouble. Thats Dads boy and my family will love him until the end of his days.
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Please instruct your loved ones, hospice caregivers NOT to remove your companion from your bed directly after you pass. Your little guy takes his job very seriously and will lay next to you the whole time through. He must have time with your spirit as it lingers a bit, he needs to adjust too.

Have them praise him for him doing a wonderful job, for being there through everything, for being a wee angel for you, and your loved ones. They are easy to forget among the tears but he’s to know he did a good job, is safe and secure, and loved.

He may linger in the place of your passing for a few days, as he still sees you.
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Meet my companion, confessor and the only one who seems to be able to tolerate me on a daily basis for the past 13 years or so! :)

Meyer

We sort of have a running joke between us in the morning. While I’m making coffee, we look at each other and wonder which of us is going to do what first this day. I think its now become which one of us will die first. I believe he senses that something is wrong with me. I can’t prove it, but something is afoot with him.

My neighbor is building us a stair/ramp so he can climb onto the hospital bed without anyones assistance. That happened when we were having coffee and I mentioned how the hospital bed was going to be a problem for him and that he would probably jump up and whine and bark until someone picked him up and put him in the bed with me. My friend said well I’ll fix that. I couldn’t find the words to thank him. He just patted my hand.

Knowing that when the time comes he can snuggle up to me anytime he wants to means a lot to me. It’s these kinds of things that are so meaningful and make for a good death IMO. Yeah I said snuggle because that’s what he does and I like it. In the meantime we will try to stay out of trouble. Thats Dads boy and my family will love him until the end of his days.
 Quoting: Noslot


Please instruct your loved ones, hospice caregivers NOT to remove your companion from your bed directly after you pass. Your little guy takes his job very seriously and will lay next to you the whole time through. He must have time with your spirit as it lingers a bit, he needs to adjust too.

Have them praise him for him doing a wonderful job, for being there through everything, for being a wee angel for you, and your loved ones. They are easy to forget among the tears but he’s to know he did a good job, is safe and secure, and loved.

He may linger in the place of your passing for a few days, as he still sees you.
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^^^^ hf
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Meet my companion, confessor and the only one who seems to be able to tolerate me on a daily basis for the past 13 years or so! :)

Meyer

We sort of have a running joke between us in the morning. While I’m making coffee, we look at each other and wonder which of us is going to do what first this day. I think its now become which one of us will die first. I believe he senses that something is wrong with me. I can’t prove it, but something is afoot with him.

My neighbor is building us a stair/ramp so he can climb onto the hospital bed without anyones assistance. That happened when we were having coffee and I mentioned how the hospital bed was going to be a problem for him and that he would probably jump up and whine and bark until someone picked him up and put him in the bed with me. My friend said well I’ll fix that. I couldn’t find the words to thank him. He just patted my hand.

Knowing that when the time comes he can snuggle up to me anytime he wants to means a lot to me. It’s these kinds of things that are so meaningful and make for a good death IMO. Yeah I said snuggle because that’s what he does and I like it. In the meantime we will try to stay out of trouble. Thats Dads boy and my family will love him until the end of his days.
 Quoting: Noslot


Please instruct your loved ones, hospice caregivers NOT to remove your companion from your bed directly after you pass. Your little guy takes his job very seriously and will lay next to you the whole time through. He must have time with your spirit as it lingers a bit, he needs to adjust too.

Have them praise him for him doing a wonderful job, for being there through everything, for being a wee angel for you, and your loved ones. They are easy to forget among the tears but he’s to know he did a good job, is safe and secure, and loved.

He may linger in the place of your passing for a few days, as he still sees you.
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Wise and empathic regard indeed. Thank you for sharing this with me/us.

ETA: I just want to say again thank you. On this day you made a difference in someones life.

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I spent 4 years on hospice. (killed heart) Believe me when I say I tried dying many times in that 4 years. Never got it done. May 2018, I decided I wasn't going to die unhappy. I got a different attitude. (can't be happy and on hospice) Even went back to fire department as an asst chief of admin. Had to re-retire in November.

My hospice nurse for most that time keep me alive. Changing meds to fix my changing body. My nurse was an angel.
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I spent 4 years on hospice. (killed heart) Believe me when I say I tried dying many times in that 4 years. Never got it done. May 2018, I decided I wasn't going to die unhappy. I got a different attitude. (can't be happy and on hospice) Even went back to fire department as an asst chief of admin. Had to re-retire in November.

My hospice nurse for most that time keep me alive. Changing meds to fix my changing body. My nurse was an angel.
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Thank you for posting that. Hope is everything.
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I spent 4 years on hospice. (killed heart) Believe me when I say I tried dying many times in that 4 years. Never got it done. May 2018, I decided I wasn't going to die unhappy. I got a different attitude. (can't be happy and on hospice) Even went back to fire department as an asst chief of admin. Had to re-retire in November.

My hospice nurse for most that time keep me alive. Changing meds to fix my changing body. My nurse was an angel.
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I’m not going to die unhappy either. We’re only going to do this once and I discovered early on that the pain of honesty is easier to endure than the pain of dishonesty. I will take exception with not being happy and also be on hospice. At least I intend to try to disprove this. cool2

Isn’t it something how our nurses are fearless to make things work for us the best they can. It seems to me they rely on common sense and gathered experience rather than risk and Tx matrixes. My “hospice” is my nurse not the entity.

O/T I don’t know if anyone exists now that knows about or used wet water. Thats what we called a 5gal hand pump full of water and some liquid dish soap. It helped the water soak into mattress and cushion smolders.
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OP, sending you my deepest best wishes.

hf
Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP
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OP, sending you my deepest best wishes.

hf
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Thank you.
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