11 Jan 10

11 Jan 10

I dreamt last night that MRI scan showed that NO damage to Charlene’s brain.

We had a family conference tonight. We laid out the options to mother, father and brother.

1.      Surgery now (face op risk)

2.      Discharge now with normal tube feeding (face risk of choking)

3.      Discharge now with continuous feeding (safer option but not good for Charlene’s long term development)

4.      Keep her in hospital (and pay enormous hospital bills)

My father in law is too optimistic and do not see a problem in taking care of Charlene at home. My mother in law is too scared (her response made us so disappointed) and just wants to keep Charlene in the hospital without considering the bills. In the end, we decided to wait and see (till my Medisave gets wiped out). Mainly of his mum’s reluctance, Dez don’t want to bring Charlene back. Also, with 2 persons (me and father in law), each taking 12 hour shift is crazy. Especially if she is on 2 hour feeding, by the time the medicine and milk is prepared, it’s time to feed again.