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@JDF007
You got it all wrong.
It doesn’t mean doctors don’t want to do anything. It doesn’t mean a move to another facility in many cases.
It does not mean the patient is not fed.
We had Hospice care at home for my late mother, and mother in-law.
Their bodies were worn out and they could not have survived any more medical procedures. They were allowed to pass in dignity in familiar surroundings with family present.
My MIL passed at 10 PM on the third day of hospice care. She actually had a light meal at 6 pm. She was given light doses of morphine to ease her pain.
My mother’s body gave out at 98. Her cancer had eaten away her intestines and free gases were killing her. There was no additional procedure that could save her. We brought her home to die with hospice care. She fell into a deep sleep an Hour after the transfer and died two hours later.