When my aunt died last fall, she was under the care of hospice in Ohio (out of Dayton, Ohio)
After almost 8 months of trying, begging, forcing her to take nourishment (she had cancer throughout her body), after the last few months of her life, in and out of hospitals, she came home to basically die. Altho at the time, we were unaware.
The hospitals and cancer specialists had done all they could do.
We prepared her home, and she arrived via ambulance. Prior to her arrival, hospice has set up for a bed , a comfort mattress, and many other care items to be delivered to her home.
Soon after my aunt arrived home, the hospice sent over a representative and a hospice worker.
After reveiwing my aunt's health status, the rep left and the worker stayed with her. The worker, nurse, whatever, not sure it was an RN, comforted my aunt (who did not want to be touched). She soothed her with cool clothes as she was very sweaty, held her hand and spoke in soft tones to her at times, and frequently listened to her bowels with a stethoscope.
My aunt received no nourishment from the time she arrived home. She did receive water-but did not really want it...a catheter was in place and you could see the darkness of the urine...filled with the proof of failing organs and not enough fluids.
Morphine was administered to the back of her mouth from time to time, and after a couple of days, there were no signs of activity in her intestines...which are always growling and noisey in a healthy person.
The hospice people were there in round the clock shifts....gently guiding my aunt into her passing.
She drifted off after four days into heaven, very peacefully.
END STAGES... hospice is a good thing...helpful to the family...who KNOWS their loved one is not getting food because that person does not want to eat, to live anymore, the pain of living is too great.
Hardly Terri's case.
They are using the hospice to HIDE terri, abuse her with lack of treatment, and can do so because they can fully control everything, including the doctors, there.
Jumping in here. Did I miss the news that HINO removed feeding tube from his parents????? True? What was the result???
This monster just gets uglier and uglier!! Did LK do any good at all (I have my doubts and no TV).
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