Fizza
Fizza waited for the hospice nurse to wrap Nani-ma’s arm. “I’m sorry you had to make an extra visit because of us. I don’t know how she keeps getting out of her bed,” Fizza explained. The nurse gently placed Nani-ma’s hand on the bed. “Please don’t beat yourself up about this. It’s impossible to watch someone 24/7,” the nurse responded. Fizza twisted her hands, her shoulders taut with the tension of the last several hours. “How is it possible for her to even get out of bed? She has a broken hip” she asked. “Actually, it’s more common than you’d think. There’s a possibility that the pain isn’t registering for her anymore, with how far her dementia has progressed. While it might be a balm for her in some ways, as you can see, it can be unsafe too”.
