[MIsunshine]

The "hospice" specializes in murder (ok - government-funded "assisted living until death" - NOT intensive care for a person NEAR death.

This post is strictly Hospice related.

I thank God for Hospice.

My Mother-in-Law died of stomach cancer. On the day she had surgery to remove an operable tumor only to find the cancer had spread incredibly, she was given maybe a week, maybe a month to live.

She lived for 22 days.

Twenty-two days of dying from a horrible illness that we could not have made it through without Hospice. She died in peace & we were ALL at peace when she died. (Thank you again, Lord.)

One of the differences between Terri & my mother-in law is that mom asked for Hospice care, Terri didn't.

I hope that if you ever have a loved with a terminal illness who is facing death that you consider at least talking to Hospice if not using their services.

BTW, I thought Hospice couldn't accept a patient unless death was expected within 6 months and if 6 months passed, Hospice care was terminated (until the patient was facing death again). I have not read anywhere that Terri was expected to die within 6 months.

[Annie03]

Yes, hospice can be good. My Father was in hospice-he died in less than a week. But you are right-I don't believe Terri was ever determined to be terminal. MS wished her to be terminal, and Felos had just the hospice that would accept her.

[isrul]

Your BTW is one of the big problems with this whole thing. She had no terminal illness. Hospice now wants to expand their mission to what they call life-limiting diseases. Hospice ain't what it used to be.

[Robert A Cook PE]

See the difference?

Yuor mother (and I'm truly sorry for her illness, your loss) was moved there specifically to provide limited care for a terminally ill resident who was, frankly - in their minds at least - immediately reaady to die.

A hospice is NOT designed to provide intensive care for a desperately ill patient who WANTS TO LIVE, but who's "doctor" wants her to die!