and kind of a rant at the same time.
a little background
My grandmother past away 9 years ago, it was a devastating blow to the family, especially my grandfather. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary when she got sick. She passed on thanksgiving morning 1998.
With her passing, we expected my grandfather to pass shortly after her.
But he didn't.
He pressed on as he is a fighter, a WWII Vet.
the past few years have been very tough for him, fighting with Alzheimer's (always thinks i am the pizza boy) and illnesses. He has been going to dialysis twice a week for the past 2 years. through all of it he kept fighting.
two weeks ago he came down with pneumonia which lead to a blood infection.
he fought it tooth and nail to come out of the hospital as if he was never sick.
so for the past week along with his dialysis he has been undergoing physical therapy to help regain his strength.
Thursday he went to his normal therapy treatment, before therapy he told the nurse he was tired and wanted to nap. his i always tired from the dialysis, so thats nothing new.
the nurse put him in a bed to rest before therapy.
here's where the rant comes in...
they left him alone for 45 minute..not once did anyone check on him.
when the nurse came in 45 minutes later to start his therapy, she found him laying in a pool of blood. One of the tubes for his dialysis had opened causing him to bleed to death.
yes he was old and yes his time was to come, but not this way.
My only consolation is that he went peacefully and he is now with his wife.
sorry for the long post..just needed to vent a little.
a little background
My grandmother past away 9 years ago, it was a devastating blow to the family, especially my grandfather. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary when she got sick. She passed on thanksgiving morning 1998.
With her passing, we expected my grandfather to pass shortly after her.
But he didn't.
He pressed on as he is a fighter, a WWII Vet.
the past few years have been very tough for him, fighting with Alzheimer's (always thinks i am the pizza boy) and illnesses. He has been going to dialysis twice a week for the past 2 years. through all of it he kept fighting.
two weeks ago he came down with pneumonia which lead to a blood infection.
he fought it tooth and nail to come out of the hospital as if he was never sick.
so for the past week along with his dialysis he has been undergoing physical therapy to help regain his strength.
Thursday he went to his normal therapy treatment, before therapy he told the nurse he was tired and wanted to nap. his i always tired from the dialysis, so thats nothing new.
the nurse put him in a bed to rest before therapy.
here's where the rant comes in...
they left him alone for 45 minute..not once did anyone check on him.
when the nurse came in 45 minutes later to start his therapy, she found him laying in a pool of blood. One of the tubes for his dialysis had opened causing him to bleed to death.
yes he was old and yes his time was to come, but not this way.
My only consolation is that he went peacefully and he is now with his wife.
sorry for the long post..just needed to vent a little.
