Monday, October 30, 2006
Absence
After just over a year of daily posts here on Bespeak, break was imposed on me. The weekend was focused on my pounding head, aching ribs, OTC medicine, and the tissue box.
Good news. Late on Sunday, Tata finally came home from the hospital. Details of his care at home are still being worked out. He is still lucid and was very upset about being in the hospital. I would be upset, too. On Saturday morning, He was found on the floor, blue. Supposedly, his bed was alarmed. It was later discovered the alarm was not functioning properly. That is a big oops.
Does this make sense? Should an 84 year old man be made to quit smoking at the end of his days? He smokes three cigarettes a day. Yes, he is now on oxygen, but with proper precautions he could have a few puffs now and then. We are looking toward palliative care, wouldn’t that include supervised cigarettes?
