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I am sorry for what you and your family are going through. Bringing your father home will require a LOT of hard work and care. Sounds like he would need round the clock care. Are you willing to supply that or pay someone to help you? If not, then a facility is really the only other option.

Is he at the point where he might qualify to go to a Hospice home near you? If so that would be a better choice where he would receive proper care. There are no easy answers here. You just have to trust that whatever you decide it's going to be ok.

And do remember, no one ever dies alone. Jesus will be there to welcome him home, along with loved ones that have gone on before him. Wishing you peace in the days ahead.
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PeeWee57 Aug 2020
"No one ever dies alone. Jesus will be there..."

Thank you for that. It made me cry, but helped me with the feelings of guilt that have been wearing a groove in my tired mind for some months now.
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Not wanting him to die alone is certainly understandable. I would talk to any candidate facility and get confirmation from them that you'd be allowed to be with him in person if he went to hospice care. Attitudes about isolating elders has been evolving during the outbreak. Your father sounds like he would require a lot of care in your home, and you'd need to make sure there is in-home care ready and available for help. My MIL is 85 in LTC and just survived 4 weeks of covid, but she had no other underlying conditions like your father. Your post says your father keeps testing positive...are you willing to expose yourself? What would happen to your father in your home if you became ill? Lots to think about...no "wrong" answer for you. Wishing you all the best and peace in your heart no matter what you decide.
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