The drugs they put in the driver have done that to your mother you saw it for yourself but they will deny it I feel so sorry for you if never got over what they did to my dad I'm still fighting his case the first investigation found 13 mistakes in my dad's case, the good that's came out of this is that the hospital involved has a new head nurse and the other staff have have been sent for more training.really 2 of them should have been sacked for the lies and mistakes that took my fathers life,but all in good time the case is not finished yet.god bless you darlin and I'm praying for your mother go with your gut instincts because you are right in what you saw,in a lot of cases they are putting the driver in to soon.

Every case is different my dad was eating drinking and communicating he had a brain tumer took a small headache on Wed afternoon the driver was put in on the Friday he was dead by the sunday. 

thanks, unfortunately for me my mum too has passed away, early hours of yesterday, she couldn't recover from the coma/long sleep she went into, sadly she couldn't really say her goodbye or last word to any of us , while I could see she was trying hard to hang in there, it eventually overwhelmed her. I am not happy about this and really want them to have look. 

I'm so sorry for you and what you had to watch your mum go through it sounds awful , I know how you feel.I won't go on to much as you are obviously broken hearted and a lot to deal with at the moment, I was of this chat for a while but I'm here if you need to talk god bless you and  Take care x

Hello, Isabella.

My mum died one and a half years ago, following a heart attack. One minute, she was ordering her dinner. The next, she was given a driver, became unresponsive, and we lost her a few days later.

We have never really known whether or not the driver sped up her passing. Having come across this thread today, I am keen to know where your investigation is up to.

I am truly sorry for what you went through with your father. I hope you are beginning to come to terms with it.

My very best wishes to you x

Omg your mum was given the driver after a heart attack? That dosent make sense to me .it's quite obvious that the driver had something to do with it.why give your mum the driver?was she in a lot of pain? You poor thing it's not to late to ask questions at the hospital where she died it would help you move on x

I have read a lot on this site over the last few days. My mother is close to the end with pancreatic cancer. My sister and I both agreed that mum should be put on a syringe driver to relieve her suffering which is huge. We were told it is normal for someone to be on a syringe driver for 3 to 4 days. My mum is now on day 13 and still she is with us. So I know there has been a lot said about them speeding things up but in my experience that hasn't been the case. My sister and I and all the staff looking after mum are doing everything we can to keep her comfortable and as pain free as possible but she is still suffering terribly and has even begged us to let her die. The syringe driver has brought some relief but we really wish for mum's sake that it had speeded things up. I can only hope that today she will get the peace she needs and deserves. 

Hi Malcolm,

We had a similar positive experience with the Syringe Driver when my Mum reached the end of her life.

Syringe drivers when used correctly and appropriately are a good tool. The negative experiences seem to happen when something goes wrong with the doseage, the titration or the frequency the drugs are given - the wrong drugs being prescribed or patients being put on a syringe driver too early or too late.

best wishes

Dave

Thanks Dave. I think that what you say is true it is about doseage. We feel mum's doseage is not enough as she continues to linger and her breathing is now unbearable to listen to and the meds for that at least are having no effect as she sounds like she is drowning in her own secretions. My dad died of breast cancer some years ago and had the 'death rattle'. At the time I thought that was awful to listen to but it was nothing in comparison to listening to my mum over the last two days. I just hope each day for her release and I can honestly say I love my mum dearly and it is horrible to watch her suffer like this and I can only wish that syringe drivers did speed up the end for her sake.