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UPDATE: Asking if I could refuse my mom to come home until she's well.

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A few days ago I made this post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nhs/comments/1p9kt24/can_i_refuse_my_mother_be_sent_home_from_hospital/

They discharged her Monday saying "She's fit and well" even though I was telling them she wasn't and her not waking up was once again not "Normal for her".

On Tuesday her temperature spiked and was taken in again. She had sepsis from an untreated urine infection and they hadn't cleared it up and on the Wednesday evening she passed away.

On the post i had a number of comments (One user in particular who has deleted his account/blocked me) say i was being a "P*ick" by bed blocking because i wanted a 'holiday' from being a carer and if they sent her home she was obviously fit and well. This user also said that i was enjoying her "benefits" i was getting for looking after her (Which I don't get any) but didn't want to be a carer.

A few other users hinted at the same (I was over reacting and bed blocking.) Some were blunt but honest which I appreciated.

I won't lie some those comments really hurt and I was sat on the ward, reading them at the time and I got upset.

Not all of us are after a holiday or a break from caring. I was down there every day with her as she's scared of being on her own. It angers me people don't listen to the people that care for them and know them best when they say "There is something wrong - She is NOT like this normally" and just seen as ppl wanting restbite.

I guess i'll be getting a long Holiday now won't i?

Posted Dec 11, 2025, 9:32 AM UTC

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