rosyapplecheeks
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent
Hello, I’m new here so please be gentle.
My 79 year old Dad was admitted to hospital with a UTI in early October.
He had many health conditions but he was mobile able to walk with a stick for maybe 5 mins.
He had a well managed foot ulcer when he went in and seemed delirious. The hospital IMO neglected Dad by not feeding and hydrating him or even really interacting with him.
He at some point developed gangrene in his existing foot ulcer. It was always heavily bandaged so I had no idea!
Now he is totally buggered. He cannot have an operation because he is very weak now.
Apparently we just have to leave him to die slowly from this gangrene toe.
It’s just hideous and I feel powerless to help him. Does anyone have any experience even close to this? Is this normal? How can I help him?
Bewildered.
My 79 year old Dad was admitted to hospital with a UTI in early October.
He had many health conditions but he was mobile able to walk with a stick for maybe 5 mins.
He had a well managed foot ulcer when he went in and seemed delirious. The hospital IMO neglected Dad by not feeding and hydrating him or even really interacting with him.
He at some point developed gangrene in his existing foot ulcer. It was always heavily bandaged so I had no idea!
Now he is totally buggered. He cannot have an operation because he is very weak now.
Apparently we just have to leave him to die slowly from this gangrene toe.
It’s just hideous and I feel powerless to help him. Does anyone have any experience even close to this? Is this normal? How can I help him?
Bewildered.