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MissB

(15,805 posts)
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 05:57 PM Aug 2021

My mother's husband is being intubated today

They’re moving him to another hospital in a bigger city in order to put him on a ventilator. I’m not terribly surprised.

He’s in his late 70s, unvaccinated.

My mother is still at home, sounding worse. She definitely has a cough, and either she’s suppressing it or she’s out of breath. She still refuses to go to the hospital. She’s in her early 80s, and unvaccinated.

I know how this will end.

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My mother's husband is being intubated today (Original Post) MissB Aug 2021 OP
I'm so sorry, my dear MissB... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #1
Oh, MissB, so very sorry to hear this. Sending huggggs. Your DU family is here niyad Aug 2021 #2
Sorry, MissB. blm Aug 2021 #3
That must be nerve wracking. I'm so sorry. yardwork Aug 2021 #4
Sorry for your troubles, MissB. OnDoutside Aug 2021 #5
It is painful to hear, no matter how often I've heard somewhat similar accounts and... hlthe2b Aug 2021 #6
So sorry catrose Aug 2021 #7
I am so, so sorry Lefta Dissenter Aug 2021 #8
My father was hard headed also. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #9
Oh no. I'm so very sorry. femmedem Aug 2021 #10
So sad, MissB. sarge43 Aug 2021 #11
I am so sorry.. I can't even imagine this. mountain grammy Aug 2021 #12
Sending warm thoughts and prayers for you, Ilsa Aug 2021 #13
Well, the virus will take its course. I'm sorry. viva la Aug 2021 #14
I hope they get better and recover! Anon-C Aug 2021 #15
Don't give up hope ... SarcasticSatyr Aug 2021 #16
So sorry MissB gademocrat7 Aug 2021 #17
Very sad. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #18
So sorry. Joinfortmill Aug 2021 #19
So sad they put their lives at risk by not getting vaccinated. lark Aug 2021 #20
I'm so sorry radical noodle Aug 2021 #21
I am so sorry. MLAA Aug 2021 #22
I'm so sorry. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #23
Why didn't they get vaccinated? I just can't understand people who refuse to protect totodeinhere Aug 2021 #24
... ancianita Aug 2021 #25
yikes. I'm sorry Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #26
I know you have been posting about them . Please take care of yourself so sad their choices I luckone Aug 2021 #27
Way too many stories like this. But for a vaccine shot, it would be a different story. Fla Dem Aug 2021 #28
Oh, so sorry to hear about this. Really sad. electric_blue68 Aug 2021 #29
I'm sorry Laurelin Aug 2021 #30
I'm so sorry. Solly Mack Aug 2021 #31

hlthe2b

(102,202 posts)
6. It is painful to hear, no matter how often I've heard somewhat similar accounts and...
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 06:10 PM
Aug 2021

in far too many cases, seen the outcome none of us want.

I hope yours might be different.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
9. My father was hard headed also.
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 06:21 PM
Aug 2021

Could not get him to go to a decent hospital for his heart.

The VA killed my father.

There is nothing you can do if your Mom is hard headed.

Save yourself.



femmedem

(8,201 posts)
10. Oh no. I'm so very sorry.
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 06:45 PM
Aug 2021

I don't have any words, MissB. Sometimes the people we love make terrible, terrible choices and there's no way to stop them.
All we can do is love them anyway. I feel so badly for all three of you.

viva la

(3,284 posts)
14. Well, the virus will take its course. I'm sorry.
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 07:27 PM
Aug 2021

I don't know how, after more than a year of this, the health-care workers are still standing. Every day must be a new trauma.

lark

(23,083 posts)
20. So sad they put their lives at risk by not getting vaccinated.
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 08:38 PM
Aug 2021

Best wishes for them, their health, and for you having to deal with it all.

MLAA

(17,274 posts)
22. I am so sorry.
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 08:44 PM
Aug 2021

Even though it was their decision, that doesn’t likely give you much comfort. A couple I know both and cared about died from covid after having thrown themselves in harms way (they chose to fly to a funeral in Missouri before vaccines even though both were elderly, and had serious respiratory issues. I found myself being angry at them.

luckone

(21,646 posts)
27. I know you have been posting about them . Please take care of yourself so sad their choices I
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 09:47 PM
Aug 2021

guess all you can do is listen if she wants to talk

Fla Dem

(23,637 posts)
28. Way too many stories like this. But for a vaccine shot, it would be a different story.
Sun Aug 29, 2021, 09:55 PM
Aug 2021

So sorry MissB.

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