My Mom is passing

My Mom is currently in the hospital. She has declined severely in the past year and a half. She had Covid a little over a year ago, and was in a nursing home for a few months. She seemed to get better and was doing well, so she moved back home. Shortly after moving back home she started declining. She was constantly in pain and unable to get exercise so she lost muscle strength, and never was able to gain it back. Her pain continued and it got to the point she couldn’t even walk. She was moved back into a nursing home. She wasn’t happy at the nursing home, and stated they were not taking good care of her. I work in a home, so I was able to move her into the facility I work at. She was always in extreme pain, wanting to be re-positioned every 15 minutes. It was recommended that she be assessed for Hospice. She was approved for hospice and started stronger pain medication. The pain medication did not help her, so they decided to move her to in-patient hospice. She has declined even more since that point. She is unable to swallow, and she can barely talk. She tries to talk but we cannot understand what she is saying. She is still very much aware of what is going on, and signed herself off of Hospice because she wanted to be rehabilitated. She has been in the hospital for 2.5 weeks now, and they physicians have said she is past the point of rehabilitation. They activated her POA, and my step dad stated he just wants her kept comfortable. She is still fighting, even though she cannot eat, drink, or even move her limbs. This is the hardest thing I have ever been through.

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My Mom is currently in the hospital. She has declined severely in the past year and a half. She had Covid a little over a year ago, and was in a nursing home for a few months. She seemed to get better and was doing well, so she moved back home. Shortly after moving back home she started declining. She was constantly in pain and unable to get exercise so she lost muscle strength, and never was able to gain it back. Her pain continued and it got to the point she couldn’t even walk. She was moved back into a nursing home. She wasn’t happy at the nursing home, and stated they were not taking good care of her. I work in a home, so I was able to move her into the facility I work at. She was always in extreme pain, wanting to be re-positioned every 15 minutes. It was recommended that she be assessed for Hospice. She was approved for hospice and started stronger pain medication. The pain medication did not help her, so they decided to move her to in-patient hospice. She has declined even more since that point. She is unable to swallow, and she can barely talk. She tries to talk but we cannot understand what she is saying. She is still very much aware of what is going on, and signed herself off of Hospice because she wanted to be rehabilitated. She has been in the hospital for 2.5 weeks now, and they physicians have said she is past the point of rehabilitation. They activated her POA, and my step dad stated he just wants her kept comfortable. She is still fighting, even though she cannot eat, drink, or even move her limbs. This is the hardest thing I have ever been through.

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