Mum had a fall

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Hi everyone,

On Wednesday Mum had a fall at the NH. I got the call and met her at the ER to

find her very distressed. She had cut her head open and required stitches and

they were going to X ray her hips and do a Ct on her head. The more we waited

the more she became stressed. They took her for the X ray and told me that there

was nothing wrong, we were then to wait our turn for the CT but she was so

stressed by this time I told them to forget about it and just stitch her head.

Five stitches later I put her in the car and drove her back to the NH. She was

exhausted. The next day I received another call to say the we're sending her

back to have another X Ray done on her hips as she couldn't weight bare on her

leg. So off I go again to find her stressed and a back log in the ER. Eventually

we are sent for a Ct scan and they found that her hip is fractured. I then made

the biggest decision in my life and chose not to consent to the hip operation to

be told by the Dr " You realize she will probably get pneumonia and die " to

which I replied " yes. " . Deep in my heart I know it is the right decision but now

reality is setting in and I know the end is getting nearer. Mum is now in a

fallout chair during the day and is very stressed about not being able to come

home to my place on Saturdays and Christmas day. We had to fight with the NH to

get Mum the chair as they don't have enough. " Boy you have to hat good old

Lewy!!! "

Cheers

Cheryl daughter of Jean(80)