I’m sorry to hear about your mother state. It’s true that her mental condition is very unlikely to improve since the two major suppliers of the blood to the brain are occluded (one totally occluded and the other 75%).
Regarding her bleeding ulcers, why don’t you suggest coated aspirin tablets and clopidogrel tablets to the doctors? It’s much easier to control the bleeding time with these drugs than with Warfarin, which also causes osteoporosis.
Since her oxygen level drops to 78, it’s crucial that she stays on oxygen, since the lack of oxygen will affect her brain before any other organ. It’s a life saving factor and not a comfort process.
However, causes should be looked for this low oxygen level. Is it because of her neurological condition? Or does she have some kind of pulmonary disease?
I wish to hear good news from you soon.
thank you for your response. I think my mother is forgetting to breath or maybe she is choosing not to breath. She has started coughing hard and often. I reported this to the nurses and they said they reported it to the doctor. Hospice has accepted her as of last Friday. I am heading to the nursing home now and will check in tomorrow. thanks again and I will ask the doctor about coated asprin.