[RGSpincich]

Her dissection was not immediately life threatening.

I guess we can't agree on what terminal is. You seem to think that it means that death is right around the corner. I was thinking it was closer to six months like the hospice guidelines dictate.

[Cboldt]

I guess we can't agree on what terminal is.

"Terminal" is always related to an underlying medical condition. It doesn't exist in isolation. Are you asserting that Mae has a medical condition with a prognosis of "terminal?"

You seem to think that it means that death is right around the corner. I was thinking it was closer to six months like the hospice guidelines dictate.

"Terminal" is always related to an underlying medical condition. The prognosis of terminal usually has a time component associated with it. Admission to hospice requires TWO things. A prognosis of terminal, and an estimated time to demise of 6 months or less.

[Fred Nerks]

"Like the hospice guidelines dictate"

Thanks but no thanks. I wouldn't want my doctor to admit me to a facility where my survival depended upon 'hospice guideline dictates'. Would you?