Hospice came to the house for the first time today. The visit included both our new social worker, Rose, and new nurse, Nancy. I think we were all a little nervous and didn't know what to expect.
Rose asked a lot of questions about Dad and his life and history and also about our family including all about us kids, our spouses and our kids. When the nurse got there she examined Dad a bit and gave him his first low dose of morphine. The goal of the morphine right now is not pain control, because thankfully he is not in pain. Instead it will help with his breathing and relaxation. It really seemed to give him some relief. They are also getting him a air mattress to use with the hospital bed. They walked us through a lot of things and patiently answered all of our questions.
I think I am just tired tonight. There is SO much more that we talked about including Dad's DNR request, etc. It's just a lot to digest sometimes. Thank you for your prayers!!!!
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