tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post1980473740260752403..comments2024-03-12T09:31:59.061+09:00Comments on Okaasan and Me: AND...okay again....Oyome-san1http://www.blogger.com/profile/17613603965553003711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-70881244506390221182014-06-15T11:01:59.075+09:002014-06-15T11:01:59.075+09:00Good point - we have SO much to tell the carers, a...Good point - we have SO much to tell the carers, and Okaaasan's attitude to doctors and hospitals is important. Thankyou for reminding me....Oyome-san1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17613603965553003711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-83669933560837490892014-06-04T23:04:45.376+09:002014-06-04T23:04:45.376+09:00Just thinking of your upcoming trip. It's so t...Just thinking of your upcoming trip. It's so true that you can't really make her do something she doesn't want to do. (go to the doctor's). I was just thinking that you might need to leave a note or something for the caregivers, that her choice is to not go to the hospital. Otherwise I can imagine them freeking out if she starts to moan etc. A neighbor of mine in the US started to go through dementia at home. She had good days and bad, but was obviously becoming more and more forgetful. She developed a bleeding ulcer and the family took her in to the hospital. When they found out what it was though, the family decided to not do surgery, and just did supportive care. She died a few days later. So just thinking that it was a good choice for this family, and everyone agreed with it. Maybe if Okasan can write down something with her son, about her wishes for medical treatment, it would be good to have it documented. (kind of like a living will.). Thinking of you all. I imagine it is hard to not know.. Nancy in TokyoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com