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[quote=Anonymous]My grandmother broke her hip at 89 and became less active.  She had been living in a retirement village for some time, but was not on any real medical care or supports (and had DNR notes posted absolutely everywhere, as she was a social worker with a lot of experience).  She was still completely present though, and I brought my newborn to see her every week.  It required a hotel across the street. So we would stay for an hour, have a night out without her and then come back in the morning for an hour before driving home.

The final time I was there, at the end of a perfect one hour meeting, as we were about to go, she said that she loved us so much and that we had been such an important part of her life and to always remember how much she loved us.  I was like, grandma, what you talking about, we will be back in the morning.  And she said that she loved us and good night.

In the morning, she just wasn't there anymore.  Her body was alive, but she wasn't really there.  We spent a couple days looking at other rooms that would work for her new state, and in the meantime, she got into hospice and they helped her pass a few days later.

My step-father has alzheimers.  We have been watching it for years.  It is absolute hell.  They finally approved him for hospice today.[/quote]

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