Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 ---Kathy, Im so sorry that your facing such tough decisions.It is so hard and it weighs on us, as if caring for our los wasnt hard enough the decisions we face just adds to the weight on our shoulders.Please know that you and your husband are in my thoughts and I hope things get easier.My very best to you Ron In LBDcaregivers , " p108nky " wrote: > > Last night my husband deliberately pulled out his PICC line. It was > delivering the IV meds to treat his oral-antibiotic-resistant UTI. He > had one more week to go. Between the UTI, the reaction to the > medication and his LBD he has either been weak and very confused, or > less weak, resistant to assistance and combative. > > At present I have him home with HHAs during the day, but care for him > nights. I am in the process of adding back HHAs over the weekend. It's > too hard on my own. I'm supposed to be working half time, but had to > cancel a full day of training I was to conduct today to deal with the > after effects of the PICC line debacle today. > > Quite honestly, last night I started thinking about putting him in a > nursing home (NH). He wouldn't want that. I also think he's just as > capable of pulling out a PICC line in a NH. He has pulled out > catheters, IVs, and fallen out of bed or while walking numerous times > in hospital or in a NH. > > When he's in his out of control mood, he's very hard for me to manage > if I'm on my own. I feel like my care for him has identified my as > undependable at work, and undermines my current request to return to > work full time -- which I would need to to to help fund either 24 X 7 > care or a nursing home. I just don't know what I should do > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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