Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Today Karen went to sleep around 10 am. She has not woken up since
then. We are unable to wake her up. The hospice nurse said not to try to
wake her up to administer medication. If she shows signs of pain, then
administer the liquid morpheme. But at this point, pills cannot be
administered. The nurse said Karen is probably in her comfort zone and
may not need any more morpheme.
The difficult part for me is the grunt Karen utters when she exhales. It
is very difficult to listen to. Karen’s breathing continues to become
more labored.
I will need to take a sleeping pill tonight otherwise I will have no
sleep.
