MacTheWolf and Covid-19
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:31 am
This message arrived last night from a friend of MacTheWolf who has been watching out for him since he was hospitalized:
Mac was moved to a Covid Hospice facility today. The last things his doctor told me prior to his movement concerning his condition where as follows. 1. Mac has no "mentation" When you wake him up, all he does is stare at you without comprehension. 2. His kidney function is now at nearly 10% and falling. 3. He hasn't been able to swallow anything. Since the ventilator came out. So, they have been feeding him through an I.V. 4. Mac is in End Stage Renal failure. 5. These and other preexisting conditions. Such as Diabetes and the neurological damage it caused coupled with the initial stages of senility. The virus also attacked not only his lungs. But his internal organs, damaging them all as well.
His Doctor told me that there isn't anything further that can be done for Mac. Also, that she has officially pronounced his condition as terminal yesterday morning. She estimated that within (as of this writing) 6 to 10 days at the outside for Macs survival. So, I have since signed papers on Macs behalf, to the following effect. 1. That there should be no further life prolonging treatments or procedures. 2. Per the Doctors advice I also opted for a DNR order it stands for "Do Not Resuscitate". I can only hope that I've done the right thing by my dear friend and all of you as well.
Mac was moved to a Covid Hospice facility today. The last things his doctor told me prior to his movement concerning his condition where as follows. 1. Mac has no "mentation" When you wake him up, all he does is stare at you without comprehension. 2. His kidney function is now at nearly 10% and falling. 3. He hasn't been able to swallow anything. Since the ventilator came out. So, they have been feeding him through an I.V. 4. Mac is in End Stage Renal failure. 5. These and other preexisting conditions. Such as Diabetes and the neurological damage it caused coupled with the initial stages of senility. The virus also attacked not only his lungs. But his internal organs, damaging them all as well.
His Doctor told me that there isn't anything further that can be done for Mac. Also, that she has officially pronounced his condition as terminal yesterday morning. She estimated that within (as of this writing) 6 to 10 days at the outside for Macs survival. So, I have since signed papers on Macs behalf, to the following effect. 1. That there should be no further life prolonging treatments or procedures. 2. Per the Doctors advice I also opted for a DNR order it stands for "Do Not Resuscitate". I can only hope that I've done the right thing by my dear friend and all of you as well.
