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[quote=Anonymous]My Mom was in a semi vegetative state at the end. I was in her room almost all the time except to get food or come home for a few hours to see my kid. I even slept on that uncomfortable couch. She really couldn’t advocate for herself. So I was there to make sure she got her medication or had the chucks changed if she went to the bathroom. And readjust the blankets and sheets we had tucked under her to shift her weight. I also stayed with my Dad when he was in the hospital for 2 weeks. I stayed from 8am to 6pm. I even brought my lunch so I didn’t have to leave his room. He was awake and alert. But I needed to be there to manage all the doctors. They weren’t sure what was wrong with him so we had different specialists coming in. And they don’t do a great job of talking to each other. For both of them I spent most of the time on my phone. My Dad was listening to podcasts. Not much talking. I think he just liked having me there. [/quote]
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