My mother died, passed away, or gave up her hospital bed on November 10, 2010 (Wednesday) at 8am.
She had uterine cancer that spread a bit to her liver. She had a spot on her liver and the doctor at Sunnybrook Hospital was controlling the cancer with hormone pills. The cancer was not growing for a long time and then suddenly --- yeah right --- the cancer was a big spot on the liver.
My mom was having trouble breathing after her second round of chemo. I told the doctor (a new doctor because the first doctor went on maternity leave) that my mom was having trouble breathing and hadn't slept in her bed for about 3 weeks. My mom slept in a chair next to her bed. I mentioned that I thought my mom had water in her lungs. The doctor said "Oh, that's just cancer. That's normal. Just tell your mother to rest." I had mentioned the problems breathing a few times and got the same answer.
The night before she was supposed to get her 3rd chemo my mom said she could only go to chemo if she went by ambulance. I called Sunnybrook for advice. The doctor told me to bring her in by ambulance in the morning because noone would do anything for her until then. When the morning came we called for an ambulance and explained the situation. (She did not sleep at all and waited until the ambulance came.)
The EMS and fire dept came at about 9am and got my mother into the ambulance. The ambulance wasn't moving for some time and made us nervous. After some time on of the EMS guys approached me. He said my mom's heart rate was so low that they would prefer to take my mom to Scarborough General Hospital. He explained she might not make the trip to Sunnybrook. My mother was stabilized and taken to Scarborough General Hospital.
(I will continue soon. Sorry I don't have the strength to do this right now. Thanks for understanding.)
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