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Reply by KathCull_admin

28 Dec 2014, 4:04 AM

Dear Tuna,
Thinking of you this evening. It is a gift for you and for him.

Katherine

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Reply by tuna

08 Jan 2015, 8:18 AM

My husband passed away January 2.
The end was horrible as the delirium set in. The nurses couldn't get him sedated enough at home, so he ended up at the palliative care ward in the hospital. The nurses were so lovely and I got to be a wife for two days instead of a nurse. They let me stay 24 hrs a day in his room.
Pill write more later as i process what happened.
The delirium was gastly, did I say that yet? I wasnt prepared for it, didn't think we would face it. He said a lot of things to me that I hope he didn't mean during his last two delirious days.
I'm glad it's over, though I wish i could have just one more day with him. He suffered a bit in the end. It's good to not see him suffering emotionally every day as he did, knowing he was dying.
I will write more later as I process all that just happened.

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Reply by Nouce

08 Jan 2015, 12:36 PM

Love and thoughts to you as you grieve. You were stalwart and loving to the end.

Nouce

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Reply by jorola

09 Jan 2015, 1:03 AM

I am so sorry for your loss, hun. I am glad you got to be the wife again, even just for a day or to. Remember, that wasn't him talking, it was the disease. Thinking of you

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Reply by moderator | modératrice

09 Jan 2015, 1:39 AM

Dear Tuna,

So sorry for your loss. We are here when you need us, whenever that may be.

Colleen

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Reply by KathCull_admin

23 Apr 2015, 4:39 PM

Hello everyone,

Tuna, I don't to intrude on your grief - but hope you are finding the support and comfort you need. You may be interested in the thread Surviving Grief: One Step at a Time

A new member, dorms has started the thread Husband has Mesothelioma. and I wonder if those of you on this thread would consider responding to her post? Mesothelioma is a type of cancer and it has affected her husbands' lungs.

Thank you for thinking about it.

Take care all.

Katherine

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