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[quote=Anonymous]If he’s not eating, I don’t think it will be much longer (weeks).

My sibling was unable to eat or drink and died in hospice seven days after leaving the hospital. Didn’t show active signs of dying until about 2 days before.

The hospice folks were better about telling us signs of getting closer to dying than the doctors. Of course they can’t tell you specifically when anyone will die, but they have seen the process many times. We did inpatient for my sibling as couldn’t manage the pain meds on our own. Sibling never regained consciousness after leaving the hospital.

I’m sorry OP, wishing you peace. If your father is conscious and you still have anything to say to him, go sooner rather than later. I visited my sibling in the hospital about two weeks before she passed and it was the last time I saw her open her eyes. At the time my kids were 2, 4, and 6 years, I worked FT, and and it was a huge inconvenience to go. I understand it’s disruptive, but I went then, and spent the whole last week she was in hospice with my sibling. I am thankful every day I took the time. [/quote]

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