Yup, I would echo this strongly. My wife ended up in hospital just before Christmas a couple of years ago, and she’s an extremely quick professional but between the emotional impact and the sheer volume of information she just couldn’t keep up. I did a bit better and kept up with the various prescriptions, test results, dosages, etc. Behind me there was a whole family team processing this — mom a nurse for 20+ years, her best friend an ER nurse for similar, a cousin that was a specialist in a related field, etc. All from 3000km away.
In the end, we lucked out that in the ER the first night we had a wonderful specialist who really took on the primary role in her care going forward, and the “shadow” family team stood down. And this was for a relatively simple issue that within 24 hours was determined not to be life threatening! I have so much more empathy for families in really challenging situations like yours now, just the sheer volume of information..
In the end, we lucked out that in the ER the first night we had a wonderful specialist who really took on the primary role in her care going forward, and the “shadow” family team stood down. And this was for a relatively simple issue that within 24 hours was determined not to be life threatening! I have so much more empathy for families in really challenging situations like yours now, just the sheer volume of information..