Not too good now

A brief update to let you all know of the deterioration that has taken place in the last few days.

Following the stay in hospital on Wednesday/Thursday, Sue seemed OK for most of Friday and Saturday while in bed asleep. On Sunday a friend came, and she managed an initial greeting but then relapsed into sleep. It became however increasingly difficult for her to take her many tablets; and movement also seemed more painful - particularly the stairs up to bed. Walking from the bedroom to the bathroom had become a very slow shuffle.

On Monday morning, I therefore got one of a pair of spare bunk beds down from the garage ready for her to get into when she came downstairs - thereby signalling to me at least that she would be unlikely to go back upstairs again. We already had a commode downstairs.

Matters really snowballed from there. First one of the district nurses came to give Sue a wash; but as she could see that Sue seemed comfortably asleep, and she could not manage to wash while asleep on her own, she went away again. Then two more came later, on a support visit; they had a look, had a chat, and then went back to the clinic to report to the GP. He then came to see for himself (as well wanting to see how Vera and I were managing); and then he went and sent the two nurses back down again.

As a result:-
* they have taken Sue off all her tablets, and replaced them with a cocktail of various medications in a pump-driven syringe that they will come and top-up every day
* they have replaced our old bunk bed with a brand-new hospital bed that lifts and tilts etc
* two nurses came in today to give Sue a wash in her sleep
* they have offered a "night-sitting facility" if we would like it

In addition, the GP asked when Hannah and Jess were due home; and when I said not for another couple of weeks, he suggested that it might best to get them home earlier - not even waiting until next weekend. As a result, they both arrived yesterday - so we face the next few days together.

Looking to the Lord for promised daily strength.....