My mom is only 63, but has MS, had covid in March & has been wheelchair bounce since coming home in June. She suffered an MI on Jan 3 and was intubated in the hospital. She asked us to stop treatment once she was off and has been on hospice for 3.5 weeks. She wasn’t really talking, mostly sleeping for the first 1.5 weeks. The last week or so she has had moments where she is more alert and seemingly like her self, but then sleeping right after. She is on morphine & Ativan. Today she made comments to me like “oh I guess I’m at ________hospice until I can go home” and “I’ve got to save a wheelchair ride for A (my son)” she also thought it was fall and that she missed Halloween.
My heart is breaking bc if she wants to fight now and come home I want to do everything I can to help her do that! But I’m also wondering if it’s the meds/her starting to deteriorate?
Do loved ones talk like they are coming home or about the future when they are getting closer to passing?
Now all that being said, there's also such a thing called rallying, where the person kind of has one last hurrah before they leave this world. They are usually more alert and want to eat and drink again. This however doesn't usually last long. I would certainly talk to the hospice staff, and see what their thoughts are, but honestly because I have been there done that, I really believe it's not your mom's time yet, and she's letting you know that. It's a crazy rollercoaster you're on right now, I know, but I would listen to your mom if I were you. Praying for wisdom and discernment for all involved. God bless you.