What It's Really Like Bringing a Cancer Patient Home From the Hospital
Description
In this deeply personal podcast episode of, I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes, I share the raw, nerve-wracking experience of bringing my husband home from the long-term cancer wing before I was ready. He wanted out of the hospital, but I wasn't prepared for everything I had to do for him.
I shared my anxiety with the internal medicine department in hopes that they would keep him longer, but the team saw no reason to keep him, despite my pleas and the visible reality of our situation. My concerns were brushed off as caregiver overwhelm and I was advised to bring in an at-home nurse to help me with feedings, cleanings, and the drugs.
I got a quick tutorial of how to feed my husband through his feeding tube by hand every three to four hours, a box of formula, a box of syringes and a vial of anti-anxiety prescription I had to give him before radiation every day.
This is the reality of caregiving in crisis and what it takes to keep going when you are given more than you know what to do with and even more questions.
If you're a family caregiver, reach out to me at www.carrieseverson.com or follow me at https://www.instagram.com/authorcarrieseverson/.
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