On Dec 12, 3:17 pm, Shiral <shira...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Sadly, Susan's mother passed away yesterday (12/11/07) morning. Let's
> light a candle for Helene Werner and send Susan our prayers, good
> thoughts and support. She's really been through the wringer, this
> year.
>
> In Susan's Own Words:
>
> Hi All,
> It's all over. Mom passed away at around 11:00 this morning.
> I contemplated moving her to another hospital but it was too late.
> The infections had gone too far and dialysis wasn't going to save
> her. Even if it did, the doctors all said that even if by some
> miracle she survived she still wouldn't live long and she'd get
> another infection that would kill her and she'd never be out of bed or
> off the vent. She wouldn't want to live that way.
> The choice was giving her pain meds last night or dialysis
> (pain meds lower your blood pressure and hers was already too low even
> with two meds to raise it). I couldn't leave her in pain so I said
> forget dialysis and give her the pain meds. Actually, by that point
> I was ready to turn off the machines but evidently different hospitals
> have different procedures for that. At Rush UIC where my dad was,
> all I had to do was said I agreed to turning them off and they gave
> him the morphine drip and turned everything off. At Kindred, they
> said they had to get forms from social services (who are only there
> during the day) and two doctors had to sign that they agreed to it
> besides my signing them before it could be done. So we just gave her
> the pain meds and I reinstated the DNR so that if she went on her own,
> no one came and brought her back. That's what she wanted...she had
> said that if it was her time to let her go. So this morning, before
> I had a chance to get the two doctors signatures and the forms
> completed she went on her own. I guess that's the miracle -- she
> spared me having to turn off the machines the way I did for Pop.
> Anyway it's over and she's at peace.
> For those of you who are local and want this info, here's the
> info on the arrangements:
> Visitation:
> Thursday 12/13 4-9 p.m.
> Barr Funeral Home
> 6222 N. Broadway
> Chicago
>
> Funeral
> Friday 12/14 10:30 a.m.
> Granville Avenue Methodist Church
> 1307 W. Granville Ave.
> Chicago
>
> Luncheon at Calo Italian Restuarant after the service.
>
> In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer
> Society or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
>
> Pretty much the same as my dad's, just different hymns.
>
> I'm okay. I'm kind of numb, actually. I feel exhausted and
> wiped out and like I've through the wars and been beaten. I
> alternate between that and tears. But I'm glad she's not suffering
> any more.
>
> Thanks for all the prayers and support!
> Love,
> Susan
I am sorry to hear about about the death of Susan's mother. I have
not been active in the newsgroup for many years, but my thoughts go
with Susan and her family.
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