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The act of entering hospice for someone who is terminally ill is electing to die rather than doing all that is medically possible to survive. Typically that isn
by valianteffort 3y ago
The act of entering hospice for someone who is terminally ill is electing to die rather than doing all that is medically possible to survive. Typically that isn't much at that point. Given that you are entering "comfort care", and likely stopping all treatment, you are effectively shortening your life.
My heart breaks for anyone that has to watch their loved one wither away. Even more so for those without loved ones to care for them til the end.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoSomeone who is terminally ill doesn’t get to elect to die. The disease has already done that for them. Timing is the only thing they get any say in. There is a big difference between not taking treatment to extend your life, and seeking treatment to actively end your life. That’s the difference between most hospice care and assisted-suicide/euthanasia. Hospice doesn’t even necessarily mean ending all life extending treatment. It’s a realignment in process where the quality of the patient's existence is the top priority. Patients can elect to continue some or all of their treatments.
- soared 3y agoPeople in hospice are not choosing to end care that could save/extend their life. In the majority of. Often they continue treatment while in hospice, but the terminal diagnosis means hospice is a better choice for their quality of living than staying in the hospital or at home.