Actually, she didn’t *leave her to die*. She did take care of her. My guess is a hip fracture, which would likely have been fatal at that age anyway.
Still, call 911, no matter what mom says. What’s she going to do at this point?
Like something out of a Stephen King story.
Believe it or not, I know an elderly couple who had a similar situation. The husband collapsed onto the sidewalk just outside their home. The wife was too slight to lift him, and he insisted she not call 911. He was on the ground for over an hour, she was afraid to call 911 because of his insistence. Luckily a neighbor saw what was happening and intervened.
For the daughter to “obey” her mother, must have been a manifestation of a strange relationship or maybe a little senility on both their parts.
They are, uhm, both crazy.
No sheet Sherlock, let’s not forget Florida is a death stae. At least daughter did feed and hydrate her.
The Good Daughter. . .
The daugher was a senior citizen herself. I’m betting she wasn’t and isn’t “all there.”
I’m not so sure; if a person wishes to die at home that should be their right. When my Dad was dying, he really didn’t want doctors to intervene. In the end, it was probably my Mom’s inability to watch him dying that changed his mind. My grandfather, who is nearing the end of his journey, is adamant about wanting to die at home no matter what. I know him, love him, and know that it would be an absolute betrayal of his trust to take him out of his beloved house and property to die in a strange aseptic white room surrounded by strangers. If I were watching him in his last days, and he fell and told me he wanted to die there, what would I do? I think I’d respect his wishes. What business is it of the state’s?
Look, folks, there is a time to die. If I decide I don’t want anyone to mess with me at that time, don’t force me to do anything. The last damned place I want to die is in a hospital, too much like a prison.
Make sure you are considering the person who is dying, and not what makes you feel better.