May 11, 2011

A rest for Ruth

Much has happened in the last week.
I have been prevented from blogging by a fault in the site.

Last weekend we decided to have no further treatment. The last one seemed to be of no benefit and our oncologist felt there was nothing more he could offer us. Wayman and I agreed that to pursue further options would not be wise.

On Tuesday Wayman was admitted to a private hospital here in the hills. He could see that I was becoming very tired and when a stay in hospital was offered to him, he accepted it.
I am extremely grateful for his concern for me. I was prepared to continue to care for him at home with support, but I was becoming a bit sleep deprived. Now there are others doing the nursing and I can be his wife.

He is comfortable, spending his time in bed wanting to sleep most of the time, eating a little, able to interact with us for short bursts.

The staff are wonderful, most of them are mature women and we have our 5th GP, a lovely woman who specialises in palliative care.

We are coming to the end of our journey.
Heaven is near.

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