Comments on: Guidance For People Facing Serious Illness: When Death Is Close http://blog.oup.com/2007/07/death-2/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Karyn Vincent http://blog.oup.com/2007/07/death-2/comment-page-1/#comment-167561 Karyn Vincent Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:49:23 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/07/death-2/#comment-167561 I am a wife who my husband has Ischaemic Heart disease,, he has - left ventricular ejection fraction nuclear scan= 22%/ Type ll Diabetes/ HbA1c? / His echocardiogram revealed: 1. Mildly dilated left ventricle with mild segmental systolic dysfunction. 2. Moderate biatial dilatation. 3. mild mitral regurgition 4. Mildly dilated right ventricle with preserved systolic function 5. Mild pulmonary hypertension. he has been gasping for breath, going fast then going slowly and briefly stopping and repaetly having the similar rythms thruought the night. Apparently he is bleeding on his lungs. In the last week or so he has been losing balance and really breathless, also he has been very agitated and abusive, and getting small sightable bruises for unknown reasons. I am getting to the point that he is being a burden to me being abusive and demanding that I am being driven away from him that I cant take any more and wont listen to what is required of his health, typical men, he has his medication daily as required. I am thinking of having him put in a Nursing Home, but If you could tell me how much time he has left, so I can prepare myself and put up with him at home and have our children near of spending quality time with their father in case he passes on sooner than what we expect. Thank you for the time of reading my comments. Yours Truly Karyn Vincent. I am a wife who my husband has Ischaemic Heart disease,, he has – left ventricular ejection fraction nuclear scan= 22%/ Type ll Diabetes/ HbA1c? /

His echocardiogram revealed:
1. Mildly dilated left ventricle with mild segmental systolic dysfunction.
2. Moderate biatial dilatation.
3. mild mitral regurgition
4. Mildly dilated right ventricle with preserved systolic function
5. Mild pulmonary hypertension.

he has been gasping for breath, going fast then going slowly and briefly stopping and repaetly having the similar rythms thruought the night. Apparently he is bleeding on his lungs.

In the last week or so he has been losing balance and really breathless, also he has been very agitated and abusive, and getting small sightable bruises for unknown reasons.

I am getting to the point that he is being a burden to me being abusive and demanding that I am being driven away from him that I cant take any more and wont listen to what is required of his health, typical men, he has his medication daily as required.
I am thinking of having him put in a Nursing Home, but If you could tell me how much time he has left, so I can prepare myself and put up with him at home and have our children near of spending quality time with their father in case he passes on sooner than what we expect.

Thank you for the time of reading my comments.

Yours Truly

Karyn Vincent.

]]> By: mike http://blog.oup.com/2007/07/death-2/comment-page-1/#comment-156810 mike Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:55:06 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/07/death-2/#comment-156810 an hour or two before my mam passed away from cancer , we could hear the ( death rattle ) the build up of fluid , a doctor was called out and he said that she had a few hours left and said he was givving her an injection to ease the fluid in the throat , what is this injection called and what exactly does it do ? also an hour or so before she passed away , her eyes were open and her breathing was slow , we tried to talk to her , what state is the patient in when this happens , its been on my mind for the last month since she passed away , hope u can ease my mind through these questions , mike . an hour or two before my mam passed away from cancer , we could hear the ( death rattle ) the build up of fluid , a doctor was called out and he said that she had a few hours left and said he was givving her an injection to ease the fluid in the throat , what is this injection called and what exactly does it do ? also an hour or so before she passed away , her eyes were open and her breathing was slow , we tried to talk to her , what state is the patient in when this happens , its been on my mind for the last month since she passed away , hope u can ease my mind through these questions , mike .

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