I’ve decided to expand on my post , in that in the last 15months I’ve been asked on behalf of my sister who subsequently died , my brother in law nearly , and my mother in law we were asked by a consultant on front of her , she has mild dementia , but she knew what we’d been asked !! My wife wasn’t too pleased .
I remember the last few days of my late father in law - he was suffering from early onset dementia and ''something'' in his head was petrifying him; his last few days were spent on a mattress on the floor, shivering and screaming at whatever demons were chasing him, he had to be on the floor as he'd thrown himself over the cot sides of his bed and broken his arm - I always thought that if we'd treat a dog in that manner we'd have been stood in front of a judge.
in my grandad’s final days in Castle Hill, he was convinced the hospital was under attack and was about to be taken by the Japanese, he kept demanding the nurse get him his bayonet.
My old man had dementia and developed pneumonia,they came to him in hospital the night before he died and said they had discovered the cause/bacteria that was causing his particular strain of the disease and that they had drugs to treat it and they had started to put fresh bloods/medications in him.When I went up to see him he asked me to tell the nurse to get the drips out...Apart from the family dynamics,bitching and back stabbing that was going on at the time(no guilt on my part,I'd been looking after him for the past 10 years,until the Golden Child and her grown up brats rocked up from Driffield ) ,I think he'd realised that his life was no longer worth living and his dignity had gone...I begged him to take the treatment and I'd sort things out,he duly refused. Old School,knew he wasn't going to carry on his life with any dignity or quality and refused treatment. It still plays with my head and saddens me and will for the rest of my life...
It sounds like you did your very best for him and at the end he got his wish to decide for himself. Don’t beat yourself up Ric, you did the right thing.
The whole situation was a total and utter mess.I went up the next morning to see him,he was on his way out,then her and her kids walked in and sat down. I shook his hand and kissed him on the forehead and walked out,last time I ever saw him.If I'd have stayed I'd have strangled her,I'm deadly serious. She had a key for the house and took anything of worth/value and ****ed off again...
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Over 2 years . It was originally only one joint that needed replacing but they decided to do the lot so they didn't need to return in the near future . Makes you wonder just how many concrete structures might be in a state of decay
Maybe they should dig out the formula for Roman concrete as that has lasted a couple of thousand years.
How predictive text came up with that I do not know. Though they did their fair share.Noticeable a member of the Ebeneezer’s Brain Trust noticed. Some,who I won't name, wouldn’t notice. Ignorance is bliss to them.
The Romans built some very impressive things, but mile long bridges that could carry multiple 30 tonne lories wasn't one of them.
Not just that Roman roads are great If you dont have heavy motor vehicles on them Roads take an absolute battering from being driven on
