The idea of hospice care in my home overwhelmed me. I was very afraid of witnessing her physical deterioration and her death.
At age 99, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Because of her advanced age, there was little to do except make the last months of her life comfortable. Her doctor arranged for home hospice care. But part of me wanted to place her in a nursing home.
When would she no longer be able to bathe herself ? When would she be bedridden ? Incontinent. Read on about how Linda coped with it and what she felt later on
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/turning-a-home-into-a-hospital/?_r=0
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