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THE FINAL DAYS Death from dehydration common, placid, doctors say Removing a feeding tube from a patient who has no hope of recovery is a common practice that leads to a peaceful death, doctors say. BY JACOB GOLDSTEIN jgoldstein@herald.com Unless an order is given to reinsert her feeding tube, Terri Schiavo will soon begin a peaceful decline that will lead to death in about two weeks, experts said Saturday. She won't be aware of thirst, hunger or suffering, because the parts of her brain that create awareness were destroyed 15 years ago, according to the doctors who have examined her....