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End of Life Issues

Delmette2.0

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6. OMG this is what my sister and I are going through right now.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 07:19 PM

Sep 2018

Mom is 92, in Hospice care and seems to hope that every time she goes to sleep it will be the last. Mom doesn't want us around when she dies, but my sister can't least her all alone. I can't do the death watch.
Mom has heart failure, macular degeneration, severe osteoporosis and a large hiatal hernia. She can't see, her back hurts all the time, she can't eat very much at one time and her lungs are being compressed from the hiatal hernia Everything in her body is giving up except for her heart.
Our hearts are breaking every day because she has had a rough life from day one. Why can't this be easier for her?

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The Last Thing Mom Asked [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 OP

Most people do not die on their own terms. At least she is. tonyt53 Sep 2018 #1

More power to you and your Mom... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #3

She sounds like a grand lady radical noodle Sep 2018 #2

We just went through the death of my MIL who was close to 90 rurallib Sep 2018 #4

Fully Understand. Wellstone ruled Sep 2018 #5

OMG this is what my sister and I are going through right now. Delmette2.0 Sep 2018 #6