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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, I am so happy to hear your dad is back home, amd enjoying his family.. [/quote]

Thank you, that means a lot. One of my younger brothers came home for the weekend to say goodbye, and it really perked my Dad up. Now that he's gone my Dad is starting to fade again. I'm lucky at 46 I've never really has to deal with someone dying and I'm learning a lot of lessons. It doesn't have to be as traumatic as it initially felt. We are way more laid back now about his care, paying attention only to his wants and needs. It's revelatory to give up on the stress of trying to keep him alive. Other PPs mentioned this very early in this thread and they were right.[/quote]

Hugs to you and your family OP. Aren't hospice workers the greatest people on earth? I hope your dad has many happy and peaceful days at home.[/quote]

They really are great (aside from some lack of communication, but I'm chalking that up to how quickly everything happened). We went with a hospice aide company and were told they could do everything (change his dressings, flush his drainage tube, give him medication, etc). Turns out some will and some won't. Trying to get that figured out because my mom can't do it (she has arthritic fingers and can't grasp the cap on the tube to flush it, can't open the bandage package), and I need to go back to work.

But overall, the hospice people have been amazing.[/quote]

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