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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your post makes absolutely no sense.[/quote]

My dad got sick and declined very quickly. He had cancer and did not want treatment. He was still very independent, but when he refused treatment, he was enrolled in hospice. He was still driving then and the hospice nurse visited, once a week, at first. He did not want her to come more often than that. When he became unable to drive, and needed some help, he refused a home/health aide. Everyone tried to convince him to have an aide. His siblings and I visited him and tried to convince him to have one. I could not stay indefinitely because I have a family that needs me at home. His siblings could not stay longer either for economical reasons. Somehow, the hospice nurse was able to convince him to go to hospice, because he did not want to go. She waited until he was almost incapable of deciding for himself. We had all agreed that she should admit him when he could no longer care for his own basic needs. The stepfamily stepped up those last weeks but they also made decisions without consulting me. My dad did not want a service and I would have honored that but instead I helped cover the costs since they had already decided what they wanted to do. His out of state family talked about having a small informal gathering, in someone’s home, to honor him since he did not want a service. It would have to be after quarantine. We did thank the stepfamily for helping him, more than once, in person, and with cards.

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