<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>The ICU nurse disconnected everything except an oxygen cannula. Pain meds only from here on. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">John<br><br></div><div><br>On May 4, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Roy Shrove via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">John</p>
<p dir="ltr">My wife is an ICU nurse and I have heard of similar events many times. I know the struggles you are enduring along with those of her caregivers. I wish you and yours deepest condolences and prayers. It is a difficult decision you and your wife (and family ) have made and I respect the strength and love it took to make your decision. </p>
<p dir="ltr">With deepest respect</p>
<p dir="ltr">Roy</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 4, 2016 11:41 AM, "Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers" <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Sorry to hear that, John. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,<br>-Steve<br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 9:21 AM, John McCaskill via Woodworkers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" target="_blank">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>My wife an I never like to showcase our problems on social media. But, as old friends, I still wanted to pass this along. It's hard. </div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">My wife of 54 years JoAnn's had severe COPD for years. It's gotten much worse this year, and combined with excruciating back pain, no mobility and other medical issues, she's reached the end. </span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">We had end of life discussion over the last few weeks, and days. She wants it to be over with. She's in ICU, and has been unconscious most of yesterday and today. <br><br>I talked to her Pulmonologist, and he thinks this is it. He said they could stop blood testing, IVs, etc, give her sedatives, remove the BiPap, and put her on regular O2 through a cannula when I give the word. <br><br>He thinks that is best for her, and that she would only last a day after that. I told him that's what we want, but not to do that until after our son got in to Houston today from Detroit. She's out, been so the last two days, but could probably acknowledge him. She knew My sister and her husband when they came last night. Our daughter and oldest granddaughter came by an saw her yesterday. Her brother will be by this afternoon. </span></font></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br>The Dr said they would continue treatment until I said stop. I'll likely do that today after all our children have had a chance to say goodby. </span></font></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Don't need anything except prayers for us and the family, just wanted you to know. </span></font></div></blockquote><span><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div>John</div></font></span></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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