My sister was 44 years old when she became unwell. She began taking terrible headaches and changes to her sight and vision, she spent time in Inverclyde royal hospital and was transferred to ward 62 in the neurology block at queen Elizabeth in Glasgow.
She arrived there with no clue about what was going on with her health, she was scared and so were her kids and all the rest of the family. Professor Leatch and his team got to work straight away to find out what was going on. It wasn't long before they discovered that unfortunately my sister was terminally Ill with malignant meningitis and that she would not live much longer. We all fell apart and every member of staff on that ward held us together.
As she was so Ill it was decided that she would remain in ward 62 for her final days. The staff let myself and her kids move into the hospital to be with her and that meant so much to her and us. They done everything they could for my sister to make her final days count, from organising a local celebrity to visit her to making Christmas happen. Also the support they gave emotionally to us was so valuable and fantastic. They made which was the worst time in our lives a bit easier to cope with.
As a family we can never thank them enough for all they done for my sister and us. The staff on ward 62 are truly amazing and deserve recognition for this. We are only 1 family but they help so many others. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
"My sisters end of life care in ward 62"
About: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow / Neurosurgery (Ward 64 – 66) Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow Neurosurgery (Ward 64 – 66) Glasgow G51 4TF
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