Sassycakes
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- Pennsylvania
My heart is breaking for my older sister and her son my nephew. 13 years ago my nephew due to a misdiagnoses had an epidural stroke that left him paralyzed from the chest down. My Sister's husband had passed away a few years earlier, so she had to quit her job and started taking care of her son. His wife walked away and got a divorce as soon as he had the stroke. So for the last 13yrs my sister has been taking care of her son. About a week ago he was going outside and his wheelchair fell off the ramp leaving the house. He was rushed to the hospital and has been in there over a week. Today they told my Sister that he has serious infections in his blood. They also found nodules in his lungs. The infection is so bad that nothing they have been using to treat it is working. After many tests they told my sister that he is in Terminal condition and doesn't have much longer to live.She has 2 choices to pick from. One they think it would be best if he went to Hospice. Since she is 75yrs old now they feel it was the best choice. The other choice would be to have Hospice workers go to her house for some hours everyday. Of course when Hospice isn't there she would have to give him whatever care he needed. My Sister isn't in the best of shape due to her own health problems. She doesn't even weigh 100lbs. She has been neglecting herself for the last year and put off many of her own Doctors appointments. I want my nephew to go to hospice. I am soo afraid of what she might see if he is home and I believe his care would be better in hospice then having hospice at home.I know she wants him home and I understand that,but I don't think that's a good choice for either of them. I don't know how to convince her,or if I am even right. What are your thoughts.