[Hildy]

Unfortunately, you’re not clearminded up to your death. Have you ever watched anyone go through the dying process? It’s not like the movies.

[malkee]

No reason to get nasty. I just explained how I have watched two people going through the death process, with the “help” of morphine. Before they were given morphine, they were conversant and clear-headed. Within three days of being given morphine, they both died. In my view, it is murder, particularly if the patient hasn’t specifically requested morphine. Are you a nurse?

[onemiddleamerican]

I watched my father die, in mom's care, clear-minded, at home, on morphine (for pain, not to snow him), from cancer. As I said, clear minded.

My mother's exit was much different.

Also from cancer, in hospice, drugged into unconsciousness. Medical decisions for mother were made by a sister. Bad decisions, IMO.

[RoadGumby]

Clearminded? Well, there ya go, just drug them into a coma until they die, who needs non-clearminded dying people?