This is a good, well-written article, painting a good picture of the issues involved.
My grand-father is in a similar situation. After years of dementia, he was diagnosed today with pneumonia after he stopped swallowing last week and reacting to people some weeks earlier. He'll die soon, but he'll die at home, where he was nursed by his loved ones until the end.
I'm glad he won't die in a hospital like my other grand-father, who died from cancer after many chemotherapies. My grandmother never gave up hope and it hit her hard when he finally died. I wished he could have died at home, even if that meant his life was some months shorter.
My grand-father is in a similar situation. After years of dementia, he was diagnosed today with pneumonia after he stopped swallowing last week and reacting to people some weeks earlier. He'll die soon, but he'll die at home, where he was nursed by his loved ones until the end.
I'm glad he won't die in a hospital like my other grand-father, who died from cancer after many chemotherapies. My grandmother never gave up hope and it hit her hard when he finally died. I wished he could have died at home, even if that meant his life was some months shorter.