jmcquown wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
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>>> >> 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.
You did the right thing, Jill. I hope when my time comes that my
daughter will be as good to me as you have been to your mom.
--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life