Well WE Decided DADs Comeing Home 🏠 Any Appointmeans We Will Decide As When.

Dad coming home and is not well enough to go through trauma of appointment’s unless to aid home treatment make him more comfortable.

On issue of dad NOT really sure what’s going on DOCTOR told us dad’s no longer on insulin AND as not since been in hospital.

Told us he is likely to suffer a lot of hypoglycaemia

Consultant wants to talk to us about issues with kidney n lung cancer test scans.

[sassy59]

How will you cope at home JAS? Can you get any help at all? Thinking of you, your dad and your family. Take care of you too. Xxx

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Hi sassy we have budget people and dementia nurse AND they have been easy to talk to and helpful with stuff needed or sorted.

Think will be ok JUST looking for in home suitable bed for living room Hospital ones look like you on last legs SO been looking for home friendly.

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Hi JeffAjaxSmith,

I know you always have your dad's welfare at the heart of considering the best way forward for him, and it sounds much more comfortable for both you and your dad to be back at home. It would have been a really heavy burden for you to arrange constant hospital appointments given your own health issues.

You can only do what's possible and I know you always do the very best that you can for your dad. You are a very dedicated carer.

So best wishes to you for continuing strength and fortitude in dealing with whatever comes next, and best wishes to your dad too.

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Hi Callendersgal Hospital could not even get dad home today HOSPITAL transport vanished SO will be tomorrow now.

Seems Can’t get that right THATs why DADs career is going to after go doctors appointment’s with dad HE’s budget might as well pay for something WHEN the do they will be given clear instructions about feed and watering dad AS I know Hospital transport really dose suck

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi JAS,

What a stressful time for you. I am concerned about how you are going to manage to look after your dad at home. Also, why have they taken him off insulin, is he no longer diagnosed as a diabetic? Why have they not made any provisions to manage his potential hypos, this does not seem satisfactory to me? Definitely push for the consultation to fully understand what is happening with your dad, and what his medical team are going to do.

It is important to take care of your own health and wellbeing. Take a look at these web links below, to give you some food for thought in considering practical help at home. Ask for an urgent social service needs assessment for both you and your dad, and get a care package put in place.

Carers Trust: carers.org/article/health-a...

Carers UK: carersuk.org/help-and-advic...

Age UK: ageuk.org.uk/information-ad...

Please keep in touch with us and let us know how you are doing.

Best wishes,

MAS Nurse and Moderator

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Hi MAS_Nurse you would not believe issues had with social workers and so called care package needs assessment.

My dad and me use to have needs assessment THEN some social worker dropped mine even tho I was on full pip.

Anyway after long battle and help from this forum and solicitor we talked to on here council fixed there ways.

Yer dad’s fully diabetic been on jab for just under year I can’t really understand why he was not on it in hospital ONLY thing said was dad’s going to suffer lot of hypoglycaemia and doctors are going to have to monitor him carefully.

I know dad’s not been eating right good but district nurse said he should never go with out insulin but saying that dad as pills as well.

I surspect he’s kidney are not processing insulin anymore HOW why I don’t really know BUT the think he as cancer.

Might be todo with that

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Good morning JAS, or maybe not such a "good" one when I read about the continuation if lack of care/information from hospitals,doctors etc. The BLF nurse who replied to you is quite right as are you.....how is dad meant to deal with any hypos if there's no insulin for him. This puts a huge,strain on both of you and I just hope you are able to get the help dad needs and also keep your medical issues treated. You are a total star!

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Hi SquirrelHolt don’t know about why said is no longer on insulin just said is not anymore and as not all time in hospital.

Something happens to dad two weeks ago just woke up could not feed him self and seeing things that’s why wanted doc to do ecg to see if he’s Heart failure was playing up or if was infection.

We got nothing till dad went hospital THE saying with cancer n test this quality of life issues

Guess that says it all really BUT am hoping discharge will Letter will give us idea