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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hospice care is for people who are terminal and have decided to discontinue life saving measures. Hospice keeps them comfortable until they die, however long that is. If you still want life saving measures to be used, it’s not time for hospice yet. I’m so sorry.[/quote] Thank you for this. Yes, I believe we are at the point where we are no longer pursuing any life-saving measures save those that alleviate discomfort or pain. I'm just wondering how much longer he can be expected to continue like this. His quality of life has severely diminished over the past year or two, but this recent turn seems to cement it. The whole "one year" thing just kind of threw me, although my mother's explanations on issues like this can often get garbled.[/quote] Its impossible to guess. [/quote]
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