Venturing deeper into hell
Sorry I haven't updated. Seems like there are no more breaks in life and I've reached a point where I sometimes just want to up and leave but my heart and love for my husband keeps me steadfast in my duties.
Buck was released from the hospital after more than a month in icu. Since we could never afford insurance and Oklahoma is the worst state almost for nursing home care, he was placed about 100 miles away in Eufaula at the Wellington Living and Rehabilitation Center. Long story short after being held captive in a place where we wouldn't hold prisoners in, he was rushed back to Tulsa with lights and sirens, to the closest ER they could reach. The admitting nurse said she had never seen such a bad case of neglect. It took 2 hours alone to clean the *beep* that he was covered in off of him. A total of 4 hours to stabilize Buck. It took 2 people to hold me as i screamed and cried when I received this news. My Mom was abused and neglected in a local nursing home where I spent hours by her side and they still almost managed to kill her.
I'm Bucks only family and could not make the 4 hour trip but a couple of times in my mechanically challenged car. Holding everything together at home is proving to be more than I can handle. So for the past month almost, he has been healing in a hospital across town that I can barely make it to.
Yesterday our "Team" (myself and 3 of his closest long time friends) met with his doctor. Buck had a severe ischemic stroke. He does have very, very, limited movement. He has recognition with limited "Yes" or "No" communication skills. He is a shell of the once vibrant and energetic man he was. We are getting ready to transfer him to a different nursing home this week that I will not be able to drive to. I Pray every night that God has pity on him and takes him home. If I could only afford a better vehicle, I could at least visit him. He will most likely end up in Inola, Oklahoma. This is simply a nightmare that refuses to end. Buck continues to fight. For what I am unsure.
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