Do what you believe.

Chapter Five

Recommendation #21:  Do what you Believe to be Right and Proper and do not Fret about Public Opinion (PAGE 69)

This blog is actually a good thing because my Nana is dying and I will actually be able to express my sorrows and my feelings trough this assignment.  When Nana fell 11 days ago, she hit her head so bad that she has a subdural hematoma.  At 94, the doctors said that she is not a canidate for surgery.  She also broke her pelvis and her hip.  Doctors told her that she would only be a canidate for that surgery if she healed enough.  Nana did not have an advanced directive so each member of the family was trying to suggest a path that was in line with their beliefs about life and death, as well as their beliefs about Nana.  Nana's son wanted to keep her alive for the chance that she would recover enough to have surgery.  Even after doctor's told him that she would never walk again, he still wanted surgery.  I however was feeling that Nana had lived a good life.  I felt that her quality of life was already diminished and would be even more after surgery.  I felt that hospice should get involved.  I however, was not her next of kin, Wayne was.  That however, did not stop me from expressing my opinions on the matter even if others disagreed.  And vice/versa, my opinions did not stop Wayne from persuing surgery even if I disagreed.  We both acted in a manner that we felt was best for Nana.  After 11 days, doctors finally said that there's nothing more to be done and she is now released to Hospice.