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[quote=Anonymous] OP here...Dad's battle with Parkinsons ended today. He developed an UTI yesterday and had blood in his urine, and despite treatment, he declined so rapidly that this morning he was unresponsive. We had him transported to the ER, and his blood pressure was so terribly low...meds didn't bring it up. At this point, they offered to bring in the hospice person. After discussing the alternative (ICU, meds that probably would not work, ect) and considering that Dad had said (when he was cognizant) that he did not want to be in an ICU situation-we decided to enroll in hospice. They had a room at the local place and transported him there, where he was made comfortable and mom, me and my adult kids gathered. He died peacefully about 10 hours after arriving. It's been a whirlwind today, but he's not suffering any more. [/quote]
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