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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve spent the last near decade doing mostly hospice care of patients of all ages, but mostly elders.

I’ll let you in on a little secret; even those surrounded by loved ones in the end died alone. It’s not like on TV or in movies folks. The dying process is a solitary act. We all die alone.[/quote]

Can confirm ^^^

— ICU nurse[/quote]
I am so thankful the floor nurses encouraged me to “go home” after my unexpectedly but just-admitted father had fallen asleep. They promised to call “if anything happened.”  And they did. The phone rang at 3am and DH let me return to the hospital myself as we’d previously discussed.

The staff had thoughtfully dimmed the lighting and it looked very serene. I was able to say goodbye with neither drama nor regrets.

So, was he “alone,” in the room? I don’t really know — if someone was with him or just noticed the flatline/monitors as he’d signed the DNR himself, with my concurrence.

But I will forever be grateful to those wise nurses…who I’m sure have many times had their sage advice fall on closed ears. 
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