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End of Life Issues

auntAgonist

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6. Peggy, with due respect, I don't agree with your assertion.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 1, 2016, 09:31 AM

Apr 2016

My Mum didn't want hospice It didn't hurt any of us or her. We did manage to have a nurse come in to do overnights in the final week of her life.
Mum wanted to maintain hope. She knew she was dying.

I guess it begs the question, Why should they accept "their reality"?

Not wanting to start an argument here as it is a VERY sensitive issue but I think it's important enough for discussion.

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As sure some people are that they are in the end stage of their disease [View all] angstlessk Mar 2016 OP

This is true, and very unfortunate. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #1

CaliforniaPeggy..I have seen you for years here angstlessk Mar 2016 #2

You are too kind, my dear angstlessk! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #3

I Pray so..even as an athiest angstlessk Mar 2016 #4

Thank you so much! That is really kind of you... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #5

Peggy, with due respect, I don't agree with your assertion. auntAgonist Apr 2016 #6

I think that there are individuals who need that hope, however they can do it. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #7

How can any of us know until we are in that moment? No Vested Interest Apr 2016 #8

Thanks for you well thought out response Peggy. My Mum faced everything head on. On her impending auntAgonist Apr 2016 #11

You did the right thing, making that call. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #12

Thank you Peggy. At the time auntAgonist Apr 2016 #13

I know you miss her, and I understand completely. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #14

There is no one right way to deal with these times uppityperson Apr 2016 #9

You can fight to your last breath Tab Apr 2016 #10

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