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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
Ever gone to an "End of Life" meeting with the family and an elderly loved one?
It's no fun. Especially when the loved one in question doesn't understand that
the family and the physicians are just as helpless as they are in that situation.
The first thing my mother did was say, "No feeding tubes, no artificial life support."
Then began to accuse us of "leaving me to die like a bunch of damn baboons". Insulted the doctor, insulted my Dad, insulted us, insulted pretty much everyone she encountered on her way back to her room. Two years later the Alzheimers finally took her.
I still miss that tough old bird.
Dave
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My Dad specifically said that if he reached the point where he could no longer feed himself to let him die.
Well, he hasn't been able to feed himself for years. If you put food in his mouth he will eat it, but he hasn't known anyone or anything for several years. On occasion he will administer a cussing to someone when they try to put him in a G-chair, but that's as close to reality as he ever gets.
I suppose it's pretty cold hearted to let someone just sit in a chair and starve to death, but somehow I don't think his wishes are being honored.
If he ever stops eating the instructions are not to go to the tubes, but seriously, what's the difference?
Chas