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[quote=Anonymous]We paid an aide to be with my mom 8-4 and various family members provided care during the hours the aide wasn't there.  She had stage 4 cancer but was not in pain until the last two days before she died and we gave her morphine on her gums every hour for those two days.

Hospice came once or twice a week and were available by phone.  From diagnosis to death was only three months, it would have been more difficult if it had been a lot longer.  For instance, the week or two before she died I was thinking of taking a long leave from my job to save the money we paid the aide and take care of her myself during the day.  We paid the aide with mom's money and it would have run out eventually.

My mom did not want to be in a hospital or any other facility and we were able to and glad to care for her at home ourselves with the help of the aide while we were at work.  Me and my two siblings plus some adult grandchildren took turns.

She did not stop eating until the last few days but she was eating less than usual for quite awhile before that.  [/quote]

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