If anyone has any advice about what to ask the hospice nurse when they come tomorrow, I’d appreciate it.
They'll know how to direct the conversation and bring up the subjects where you will need input. As ND notes, they've done this a lot so they don't expect you to know the nuances of the situation.
There will be some basic parameters laid out (no intubation, no chest compressions, etc.).
They'll tell you to call the hospice nurse instead of 911 if there's an issue to maintain those parameters.
There'll be discussion on keeping a meds log for painkillers.
If there's any equipment (G-Tube for us, oxygen for many) you'll be shown how to handle it.
They'll guide you on how to understand the progression and when your dad is close.
((lisah))
You can ask about what to look for at end of life and what you should expect to see from your Dad.
This part is very helpful.
Will backstage-at-A-Christmas-Carol be a welcome distraction for anyone? My office is across the hall from the young performer dressing rooms so I usually get some good overheard quotes. There hasn't been anything quite like the "EVERYONE PUT ON PANTS!!" from years past but today one child has been singing the same handful of lines from Total Eclipse of the Heart on repeat for the last 9 hours. I may request Rick Astley tomorrow.
So sorry lisah. I hope it’s as easy as possible.
Thank you all for the good advice and kind thoughts.
There is a ceasefire and a hostage deal. Maybe starting tomorrow, but no confirmation on this yet. 50 of them, out of 238/9. 10 more for each day of truce. Hamas can only account for 80.
It's not that I'm not happy and relieved to know that they'll soon be safe with the loved ones who survived Oct. 7th (if they're not kidnapped themselves). It's just that I didn't take into account this hellish emotional reality show, in which they might be realesed in small groups, with every family learning who is alive and who is not, who is released and who is staying there, over several days. I'm relieved and grateful that some of them are back, but this format is a torment on its own.
