Hospice provides a “comfort kit” with Lorazepam (anti anxiety) and morphine (pain and anxiety and breathing assistance). Jeremy was dead set against all of this. But at night his comfort level became a real problem. He would choke on his feedings, wake Jess up throughout the night, and resist any attempts to help him.
Finally, Jess insisted on a half dose of Lorazepam and a small dose of morphine. Even this didn’t completely solve the problem.
Then, before his aide’s visit this past Tuesday, he typed out the word “bedsore” on his laptop. His aide came and confirmed that he has a sore, and warned us in no uncertain terms that this could develop into something extremely serious.
It was clear that Jeremy was in pain, and now the instructions were to reposition him every two hours (easier said than done) and treat the sore very carefully.
He has not been the same since then. He is asking for morphine - which is totally fine. He is clearly depressed and in pain. And he is sleeping more and more. We are all just praying that he can rest and find some comfort.
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