WILLPOWER MELTDOWN SOMETIMES

A 97-year-old woman passed away yesterday at the hospital. She had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage three weeks before and had been bedridden ever since. She opened her eyes, nodded, and uttered a single word. Five days after admission, she developed hydrocephalus due to the subarachnoid hemorrhage. When I asked her granddaughter if she wanted her grandmother to undergo lumbar drainage to reduce intracranial pressure, she responded “Yes.” The lumbar drainage tube was removed the day before her death. It was determined that leaving it in any longer carried a high risk of infection.