Grandad, elder statesman of Scriblerus
He’s put up a post which does not sound too good:
https://headrambles.com/2025/04/18/bad-friday-3
The complication is he cares for his wife of the same vintage who is now quite vulnerable. What is there which is positive? The visiting nurse is a double-edged sword as she is representing official “care” provision … read the post.
There are, or were, daughters … whether any nearby, I don’t know:
There’s one good thing in that we still have this communication channel. I’m fairly out of touch with Grandad at this stage, esp. since the theft of N.O. by a certain platform.
Shall explore possibilities.
Whilst following Granddad's trials and tribulations I have admired his courage and fortitude, whilst leaning to looking for humour despite everything.
ReplyDeleteMy late 66 year old husband had a DNR in place, he was so ill and frail that resuscitation would have been futile. More worrying however is that my very ill 40 son is been asked to sign a DNR weeks after his father's death.
I've posted my thoughts on Grandads site. The scandal of the DNRs written in secret for the mentally ill and infirm during covid has been kept quiet by the media. Now DNRs are being used as a way to absolve the NHS from spending resources keeping someone alive. Along with the over-dosing of opiates. No official policy of course, just a very common practice to ask "resource-hungry "people of a certain age to consider whether they shouldn't be a burden to the NHS. Assisted dying law is legalising an already common practice which should get more light for it's illegality.
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