I heard he had gone to hospice. I’m starting to realize it’s where they take people to make them comfortable while they die. It’s a tin line between how it actually works and assisted suicide. My mother and father both died in hospice in the last three years (both 90+). You’re basically waiting for them to die. My father only lasted a few days, but my mother lasted a few months. It felt kinda creepy in my mother’s case because nobody was doing anything to make her “better”. Rather, the goal was to just make her comfortable. But it was not really practical to make her “better”. She had do specific ailments. Her body was just done.
Yes. In hospice your are required to not seek any treatment to survive. I’ve had some bad experiences.
Just be sure that anyone put into hospice, including yourself, should really be there.
It is assisted suicide for all intents and purposes.
The patient aside, hospice is often a gut-wrenching experience for close family members. The doctor acknowledges that a course of treatment is available. It would prolong life for a few days or weeks. But such a treatment also would prolong the pain and suffering. What to do?
I was faced with such a decision regarding a family member who was in a coma. Fortunately, I had great support and advice from a pastor. I would hope others in similar situations would be so lucky.
You're just "starting to realize" that? That's literally the definition of "hospice care"! It's for terminally ill people who WON'T recover.
In related news, I heard a neighbor's daughter joined the Girl Scouts. I'm starting to realize its an youth organization for female children, where they participate in various outdoor activities...