| Re: Mundy Chat 02.10.20 |
Subject: Re: Mundy Chat 02.10.20 by Ultraman on 2020/2/10 21:32:45 Well I'm back....long weekend in Kansas. My 97 year old step dad did pass away early Sunday morning. I was at the bedside when he quit breathing. He had been unconscious for about 24 hours before that. On Tuesday or Wednesday he had been transferred to the local hospital with pneumonia for the 3rd time this year. He improved as he has in the past and on Thursday night they said they could send him home in the morning. Friday morning they call and say he had taken a turn for the worst and now they recommended the hospice for comfort care. Really? says I.... So I went down on Friday and got Ma and we were waiting at he Hospice when he arrived. He was in good spirits and was talking to us and recognized Mom and I. That was in the afternoon and due to his aspirating his food he was unable to eat or even drink much. He wanted water and we gave him a bit and also some Chicken soup broth. By midnight he was asleep and would talk some with arm movement. I was with him as I had taken Ma back to the retirement home. At around 3 am Saturday morning all movement stopped and his breathing became ragged. He remained that way until early Sunday morning. I was sleeping in a recliner by his bed and I woke up at 1:10 am and immediately began to listen to his breathing. It was very shallow and I prayed to the Lord to take him on home and I got up and stood by him talking to him that it was going to be ok..... then he just stopped breathing. and that was that. I cannot say enough good about the hospice and the folks who work there. They kept him comfortable and us informed on the stages he was going through. After he had been declared officially gone, I went and took a long hot shower that they provide the families who are staying over. When I got back to the room they had got him straightened out and had covered him with a sheet. I laid back down in the big recliner and surprisingly fell asleep until early morning when I went over to let Ma know. Now we start with all the legal stuff and I contacted the funeral home and arranged for his Cremation. Lot of business to attend to when one passes. and yes the sun did come up and life continued on..... |
