Oh dear. That’s not a pleasant thought. I know of people who have come home from hospice so it doesn’t have to be the end. It might have to do with the state or country’s laws regarding hospice care. One of my friends was in hospice with what she thought was a life-threatening illness - it was not cancer. On Christmas Eve one year, she w…
Oh dear. That’s not a pleasant thought. I know of people who have come home from hospice so it doesn’t have to be the end. It might have to do with the state or country’s laws regarding hospice care. One of my friends was in hospice with what she thought was a life-threatening illness - it was not cancer. On Christmas Eve one year, she was not happy with what they were doing for her and/or giving her. She was told before she went to hospice, they would be able to give her some meds she could not get anywhere else. So, she checked herself out and went to an ER. There was some grumbling from the hospital. Once you’re in hospice, technically, you are signed off of other insurance plans. In any case, an alert ER physician heard her conversation with the admitting nurse, agreed to treat her and she is still living today.
I had an aunt who had similar symptoms to your MIL- 3 little strokes in a row which left her handicapped with a speech impediment. She died at home, thankfully. But the scene you describe is something I would not have wanted to witness either. If she was still able to eat, then I agree that it was more like euthanasia.
In a discussion on Catholic radio sometime ago, it was said that after ‘entering hospice’, if the patient or their family insisted on stopping the process, they would not be accepted by Hospice again.
I’m glad we’re talking about this. I want to know more.
I think if I had anyone in my family that was nearing hospice treatment, I’d be doing some research. There must be policies written in the law on a state by state basis. I can’t remember if denying hospice in the future once you sign out was an issue for my friend here in Florida. It seems to me that even in the dying process one would have some bodily autonomy. We have Living Wills that dictate what treatment we will accept or not accept. Then again, it may depend upon what sort of treatment hospice will afford you. Will it be caring for the dying in a humane and pain free way or for someone like my friend who needs certain treatment not given in any other institution. (That always seemed a bit odd to me.) And, I don’t think I’ve heard about food trollies rolling down the halIs either. I believe hospice in Florida is paid for by Medicare. I never received a bill. Hmm. Here is me wearing my conspiracy shoes. Maybe hospice is refused payment by the state if the patient doesn’t die there.
Oh dear. That’s not a pleasant thought. I know of people who have come home from hospice so it doesn’t have to be the end. It might have to do with the state or country’s laws regarding hospice care. One of my friends was in hospice with what she thought was a life-threatening illness - it was not cancer. On Christmas Eve one year, she was not happy with what they were doing for her and/or giving her. She was told before she went to hospice, they would be able to give her some meds she could not get anywhere else. So, she checked herself out and went to an ER. There was some grumbling from the hospital. Once you’re in hospice, technically, you are signed off of other insurance plans. In any case, an alert ER physician heard her conversation with the admitting nurse, agreed to treat her and she is still living today.
I had an aunt who had similar symptoms to your MIL- 3 little strokes in a row which left her handicapped with a speech impediment. She died at home, thankfully. But the scene you describe is something I would not have wanted to witness either. If she was still able to eat, then I agree that it was more like euthanasia.
In a discussion on Catholic radio sometime ago, it was said that after ‘entering hospice’, if the patient or their family insisted on stopping the process, they would not be accepted by Hospice again.
I’m glad we’re talking about this. I want to know more.
I think if I had anyone in my family that was nearing hospice treatment, I’d be doing some research. There must be policies written in the law on a state by state basis. I can’t remember if denying hospice in the future once you sign out was an issue for my friend here in Florida. It seems to me that even in the dying process one would have some bodily autonomy. We have Living Wills that dictate what treatment we will accept or not accept. Then again, it may depend upon what sort of treatment hospice will afford you. Will it be caring for the dying in a humane and pain free way or for someone like my friend who needs certain treatment not given in any other institution. (That always seemed a bit odd to me.) And, I don’t think I’ve heard about food trollies rolling down the halIs either. I believe hospice in Florida is paid for by Medicare. I never received a bill. Hmm. Here is me wearing my conspiracy shoes. Maybe hospice is refused payment by the state if the patient doesn’t die there.