AaronM

Well, here is an update for those of you who are aware of the situation.

Yesterday we removed the feeding tube and stopped all medications. My Grandmother was released from the hospital about an hour and a half ago. She was transported to my parent's house where she has now come out of the drug induced coma that she has been in since last Friday.

The bad news is that by stopping the medication, the problem will continue to spread further and faster. While on the meds, she was comatose and had less than a 1% chance of recovery and a 0% chance of coming out of the coma. If she were to recover, she would basically be in a vegetative state for the rest of her life.

A few years back she wrote out her wishes as to how the family should proceed under these circumstances. Based on her wishes and the latest diagnoses, she has been taken off the only life support she had (the feeding tube) and moved here to be with the family.

Now that she is awake, everything has been explained to her and although she is not able to talk much, she did nod her head in approval and say "Okay" she also said "glad to be home"

The doctors have given her from 3 to 14 days to live without the life support or meds in place. This was a tough decision for my family to make since they could override Grandma's wishes but nobody would feel right about doing that. At least this way we can all see her awake, and have the chance to tell her goodbye. It is also nice to see that she understands what is going on and appears to approve of the way things are being handled.

Peace