My mother worked in hospice for a few years and a patient who she had known previously who was dying of bone cancer just broke her. Bone cancer is particularly

My mother worked in hospice for a few years and a patient who she had known previously who was dying of bone cancer just broke her. Bone cancer is particularly painful, and it gets to the point where a dose of opioids strong enough to provide pain relief would completely suppress breathing. When the patient is weeping and begging to be allowed to die, it's just too much for a compassionate human being to stand.