"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> > They put my mother back on coumadin while she was in the hospital.
>>> > When
>>> > she came home and I went over the list of (30!) meds they had her on
>>> > (he
>>> > wasn't the one who prescribed this madness) I pointed out spinach is
>>> > one
>>> > of the few things she'll eat. And she can't eat spinach if she's
>>> > taking
>>> > coumadin. He prescribed a low-dose aspirin instead.

Asprin is not a one for one substitute and they are often taken along with
coumadin. depending on the level needed.



> It was all about making her comfortable, in the end. And she was
> comfortable. She died in her own bed, at home, with someone who loved her
> by her side.
>
> Jill

That is the right way. Comfort trumps any drug reactions, especially as the
end draws near. You did the right thing.