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[quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry you’re experiencing this, OP. In my experience, yes, this is a normal instruction, but the nurse should have said “unless the patient requests food.” Offering food or water to a dying person can increase their pain and discomfort. We naturally stop wanting to eat and drink at the end of life. But if someone is there putting food and sips of water in our mouths, obviously our body will keep getting food and water even though we aren’t hungry or thirsty. I suspect what she meant was, “don’t offer food unless he asks for it.” But she communicated it poorly. I’m sorry it was upsetting to you.[/quote]
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