August 2nd marked 4 months in hospice for my brother.
My sister-in-law and I arrived during “music class” this morning.
My brother was in attendance but soon began to nod in and out of consciousness and then appeared to spasm as if in a mild seizure.
We wheeled him back to his room and waited for the nurse to attend.
She monitored his vitals revealing a very low BP and heart rate, he continued to nod in and out becoming less “coherent” in response to questions.
They put him to bed via the lift and raised his feet.
I flagged down his doctor who was surprised at the sudden turn of events since it was she who had wheeled him to music class.
She was able to rouse him and over the next few minutes he became aware of his surroundings.
Slowly over the course of the afternoon he returned to “normal” even managing to eat some fruit and cheese.
He was not in discomfort and is one resilient fellow still we know his time is likely not long.
We will be back tomorrow.
