This may be the end for my mom. They pulled the tube yesterday and she was alert and doing pretty well, all things considered. Then they called my sister this morning and told her she wasn't breathing enough. Her oxygen levels were dropping and the CO2 was building up in her blood. They wanted to know if needed should they tube her again. We talked about it and I talked to my uncle, her only living sibling. We told them no. If she wants to live bad enough she'll breath but they can't keep sticking a tube down her throat.
She's unresponsive and has been all day. My sister tried to wake her and get a response but nothing. I should be sad but I'm not all that upset about it. She's been miserable and depressed for years. She does absolutely nothing all day long but watch TV and sleep in her chair. Maybe she's decided she's had enough. She has nothing to look forward to and won't make any effort to improve herself. If she's tired of living that way I understand.
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Hank
70 Chevelle SS396(454), M20, 3.73
My Chevelle
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