My mother in law will be 88 on the 16th of this month. SHe has been in ECU for 4.5 years. She has had 2 fairly big strokes in the past 10 years. 2 weeks ago she had another small stroke which made her mouth droop even more, her swallowing is not very good. She can only take in thickened fluids. She is in quite a bit of pain, we think from a pressure sore on her heal, she is unable to communicate what hurts. The doctor pulled her off of all her medication for 1 week. (I don t think she is going back on it again) Today they are finally giving her morphone. Is she in so much pain because her organs are shutting down We know she is not going to be here long but approx. how long
Hello, After going through your query I understand your concern and would like to tell you that life expectancy in such patients isn't good. Your doctor must be providing the best available treatment which is why she is still holding on to life after 2 strokes. So It's recommended for you to Keep continuing with the current treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.