As much as I love YouTube, and enjoy the people I meet, there is also a part of me which is shattered into a million pieces. People find my YouTube channel, and share their lives with me. I am always grateful to be privy to this information. However, many times, folks tell me of things which did not go right.
I cannot tell you how many times I wish I could have changed things; how many times I wish I could have intervened.
Today, a sweet soul left this comment on my YouTube channel:
“My father had a stroke at the age of 80. He had a tracheostomy and after a few days hated the prognosis of having his lungs cleaned,. It was uncomfortable. The doctors removed it and he passed away 48 hour later, with morphine. Im shocked and confused.”
I cannot tell you how my heart breaks and tears run down my face. If only this man would have been able to talk to someone who was knowledgeable about tracheostomy tubes. There are many different methods to clearing the lungs. Many times, patients are not offered these alternatives.
I wish I could have changed the outcome of this situation. I cannot imagine the pain it must be to lose a father. Praying for this family. May they find peace and comfort in the days, weeks and months ahead. May the father’s memory be a blessing.
So her father did not want to keep his trach tube? Thought a trach tube was mainly for breathing purposes. Just so I understand right, need clarification. I have read an article written by a doctor that most patients do not want to live with a trach, and become very depressed. Most don't make it. So fir her father I do understand his feelings. He is in a much better place now with our Lord.
ReplyDeleteThe father did not have any issues with the trach. He did not like having his lungs cleaned. I am not sure exactly what that meant, but I speculate, he did not like being suctioned. The father had a stroke which caused respiratory failure. He needed the trach to be able to breathe with a ventilator. Without the trach, he could not receive invasive ventilation. The father could not sustain himself breathing by mouth. Once the trach was removed, it was only a matter of time until his carbon dioxide levels rose to such a high level which then caused respiratory distress. He was given morphine to depress his breathing which in turn killed him.
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