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"jmcquown" > wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> >> >> jmcquown wrote:
> >> And at that point I wasn't about to limit what she could/would eat for
> >> sake
> >> of coumadin. The daily low-dose aspirin accomplished the same thing.
> >> And
> >> she could eat Stouffer's Spinach Souffle with impunity
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
> >
> > You did exactly the right thing. :-) Palliative measures are all that
> > really matter once people reach a certain point. Been there, done that.
> > <hugs>
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> That's all it was at that point, palliative care. I had in-home hospice
> care nurses and CNA's from a local caregiver service so I could get some
> relief. She was dying and everyone knew it. Tell her she couldn't eat
> spinach? I don't think so! She died comfortably, in peace, in her own
> home. That's all that matters.
>
> Jill
I often wish mom had died at home... <sigh>
It would have been more comfortable.
--
Peace! Om
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama