Dealing with death hospice
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t bring myself to agree and then she started eating again - then in Dec she stopped eating again, looked skeletal and I then put her on Hospice - She died 5 days later after getting pneumonia - her death cert listed alz as cause of death. Now they are suggesting hospice for my Dad (92) who is in assisted living (in the same facility ). I did agree to it although it is eating me up.
Hospice does not speed up death, nor does it unnecessarily prolong life - hospice care is to make a dying person comfortable - sometimes that's all that's left to do. Everyone goes differently, and for some patients the last few days or weeks can be painful, and the right thing was done by sparing your mom any unnecessary pain and suffering. Your mom was in good hands. I can only hope that the same is done for me should it come down to it.
I read that this was the beginning signs of death. we called the hospice nurse and she came and said that he was actively dying and she though that he was throwing up blood, not bile, but they do not have the stuff to test it and see if it was blood or bile. He also had a dark spot by his tear duct, which I think could have been blood also coming from his eye. We got his death certificate yesterday and it said that the cause of death was cerebral atherosclerosis.
I have end stage emphysema. I was put on hospice 3 mos. ago. It is not being dead I worry about, but the process of dying I fear. I lost my husband a year and a half ago to dementia, and have cared for many family members in their last time so I know the "mechanics" of the dying process. What I want to know is what to expect with emphysema. I feel physically weaker inside each day.
my husband has end stage cirrhosis for about 4 years now. 3 months ago he found out he has liver cancer. he says he is ready to die and wants to go to hospice house. i don't know what to say to him or what to do. no one will give us a prognosis on how long he ha to live. and i know most people can feel when it is their time to die.
I read that this was the beginning signs of death. we called the hospice nurse and she came and said that he was actively dying and she though that he was throwing up blood, not bile, but they do not have the stuff to test it and see if it was blood or bile. He also had a dark spot by his tear duct, which I think could have been blood also coming from his eye. We got his death certificate yesterday and it said that the cause of death was cerebral atherosclerosis.
s life due to breast cancer is relative .... sometimes it is and sometimes not. With current care death from any type of cancer is rarely painful .... Hospice services are a wonderful thing and these specialists do everything possible to make one's passing a gentle experience. I can't say that "it" looks like anything in particular ...there need not be any type of obvious lesion in most cases as recurrance happens within other organs.
We were preparing for her death. 8 days later, due to lack of experience and professionalism, a different Hospice organization came in and immediately diagnosed the "hole in her stomach"as a fistula and that her death was not as imminent as we were told by the previous Hospice. Regardless, they continued my mother on morphine - 30 mg q 3 hours via G tube. Other than the fistula, my mother's condition has not changed. Yes she is depressed, confused, distracted...
Several months later her life was ended with morphine.When the doctors in the hospital found that haldol was used to make her comatose,her heart medications were withdrawn and refused to be continued dont they have an obligation to my mother?Does Hospice have any obligations to the withdrawal of medications? Can the GP three weeks after an appointment with the cardiologist sign an affadavid that my mother has six months or less to live?He did not even call the cardiologist.
Many people who die from End-Stage Liver Disease experience horrible suffering at some point in the process that only hospice personal can manage. It is also good to at least have hospice as a backup plan even if everything seems to be going “naturally” for the time being.
I am sorry to hear that your father appears to be at the end of his life.
My best wishes to you and your family.
What I know for myself, and what I know for Hospice policies, is that we need, and like, to have all things in order, estate issues and all, right away, immediately upon admission to Hospice, no matter how close the patient may be to death. It just makes things simpler and gives our patients and families one less thing to worry about during this stressful time.
How did you know it was time for hospice? And, if someone has used hospice for someone with liver failure, how did they help? I have a great family and my husband is greatly loved and cared for. We pray he gets better, but I am not seeing it. How do I know what is best for him? Or is keeping him here with family the best I can do to support him?
I am sorry for both of your loses, maybe in away thats why people die. To make us appreciate the little things in life & each other.
My 90 yr old mother died last night in Hospice care. She was in a nursing home for 4 years, where I visited her daily. When we knew the end was near we called in Hospice. When it became evident that she was in the final stages and gasping for breath they administered morphine, orally, then a suppository, then orally again. It all happened so fast but when the last dose was given I was overwhelmed.
comfort, coordinating their care, and providing counseling and support for patients and their families. Unlike hospice programs, palliative care can be helpful for anyone with a complex, serious condition, not just those nearing the end of their lives."
Hospice is typically offered in the last six months of life, and a hospice team can include doctors, nurses, social workers, therapists, pastors, etc. Hospice services can be offered in the hospital of at home.
I have had issues with anxiety for the past several years that started with some health issues I was unable to get diagnosed. Ever since that time, I have had trouble dealing with anxiety. I have had some of these premonitions before, especially about my mother who is in end sage COPD and on hospice the past year. I've had thoughts about bad things happening to family in the past but nothing that coincided with any particular event.
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