Carole continues to hang in.
I was able to phone her last weekend and we said goodbye.
Two days later, the Hospice care was no longer able to control her pain, so Scott took her to hospital. Fortunately, they had the answer for pain. Scott wrote, "It took a while but it was finally decided to use a protocol that sedates the patient in to a state of comfortable sleep and allows the body to continue the shutdown process. We have had several times when she has broken through the sedation and we have had to adjust the levels."
I am so, so glad that she doesn't have to die in terrible pain. No one should have to die in great pain. I've often heard of people being put into an induced coma but I've never thought of it being used in death.
I know that Carole had hoped to slip away quietly at home but she knew that it might not happen that way. Fortunately, she had said goodbye to many family and friends in the last week, so it was time to free her from pain.
It is very wearing on everyone as they wait and my heart bleeds for them. The last report was that it will be only another 12 to 36 hours.
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