Sepsis Awareness

So far, the way in which the blog has been structured is that we publish a new topic each week. However, due to how many people have commented on their own experiences with this subject matter, it made us feel that it needed to be touched on some more to try and create further awareness…. […]

Bed Sores (and Osteomyelitis)

This is a topic that fills us with great sadness. Unfortunately for our Dad, during his time in the hospital, he developed a pressure sore (bed sore). At that time we were never made aware of how bad it actually was. It was only in the week that he passed away or shortly before that […]

Sepsis

We as a family were so shocked to learn that our Dad had contracted this life-threatening infection. What made it even more shocking/saddening is that we were not made aware of it at that time that our Dad was in the hospital….. Please see Sepsis which covers: Our story Internet examples of Sepsis (Illustrative) What […]

Lung Infection

We are writing about this topic as during our Dad’s time in the hospital he had a major incident where he choked. I was witness to this incident, it was very scary and very traumatic. Thankfully our Dad made it through this, however, we were informed that as a result of the choking incident……. Please […]

Pneumonia (Including Choking)

This is quite a touchy subject for us. The main reason being, at the time our Dad was in the hospital we were not aware that he had acquired pneumonia. We were only made aware of this after the fact (once the final certificate was received)…. Please see Pneumonia (including Choking) which covers: Our Story […]

Delirium

Because of the various infections our Dad contracted as a result of the Infective Endocarditis infection, he would often get delirium. We had never heard of this term until it happened to our Dad. What a learning curve this alone was….. Introduction to our experience with Delirium Delirium/Causes/Symptoms Treatment/Cures for Delirium Infection and Delirium Dementia […]

Infective Endocarditis

In September 2016 our Dad was admitted to the hospital. He had been found unconscious at home. Thankfully, just before the paramedics arrived at his home he had started to regain consciousness. By the time I arrived at the hospital (my mum and sister were already there….. Please see Infective Endocarditis which covers: Introduction to […]