After spending almost all month in the hospital and not being able to manage his pain very well, we made a decision. This was not made lightly but one we knew we would have to make eventually. As a family we have discussed this over the last couple of years as Broc’s health has slowly declined. We placed Broc with hospice/ concurrent care yesterday. We are really hoping this brings him better pain relief. He isn’t absorbing the pain meds through his J tube anymore.
It doesn’t mean that he’s at the end of his life, it just gives him the ability to have iv pain meds and be as comfortable as possible while still getting his IV nutrition at home. If he gets sick or needs medical attention we will still take him to the hospital to get treatment.
We are hoping this will allow his body to not be fighting pain all the time so that he can start to gain some weight and strength. Because of all the pain he is in bed most days and has lost almost all his muscle mass which is causing other issues for him.
We long for the day that he will be healthy and happy again. Until then we will keep him as comfortable as we can. He still has many things on his bucket list. 🐸🐸🐸🐸
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