Okay, my grandmother has Lewey Body Dementia. She's been pretty wacked out for years - very little quality of life. One of the side effects of it is that she'll eventually lose the ability to swallow. She's just about there - she has nearly no ability to swallow. Last week she ended up in the hospital because of a UTI and pneumonia combined. Today, they're sending her home (well, to the nursing home).
Chances are good that she's going to die - starve to death or die of dehydration - in the very near future. The folks are coming home from their snow-bird place in AZ to do the death watch thing. Would you do it? Or, would you do the feeding tube? Discuss. (Note: no sympathy needed, as far as I'm concerned. I fully support my parents' decision, and we've all been wishing for a quick and painless death for quite some time. Sort of sucks that it has to be this. They wish she hadn't been sent to the hospital, as dying from infection is probably a lot quicker) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145516 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
