Chris, dehydration is the main theme of Hospice...a slow drifting off, not painful, not dramatic, and certainly not an injection to end everything immediately...its very accepted for those facing terminal cancer or other terminal diseases...
That is not something that I can accept as humane.
If someone in my family was subjected to this, and it was not of their will, it would break me.
And if it was my mom, I fear I would probably end up doing something stupid and regrettable.
She has already told me that if such a situation occurs, life support systems will not be desired, but hydration will be. She doesn’t want to go out like that.
I have been hooked up to IV fluids several times for treatment of severe dehydration.
The pain and cramping was excruciating! A few hours on an IV drip, and the cramps and pain were gone.
Yes, Terri was in a Hospice. For YEARS.
Not meeting any definition/requirement/eligibility for Hospice Care, correct?
The problem with that was, she was not in the end stages of “dying” from any disease or condition. She required food and water to live.
Prior to her court ordered execution via dehydration and starvation:
Her organs were not shutting down, she didn't have cancer, her body was not wracked with any fatal disease, and absent the withdrawal of simple palliative care, nothing was killing her.
Why do you continue to lie about this?