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The meeting with the hospice rep did not go well as hoped for. The rep was a very nice young man, but...he couldn't have been more than 26 years old if that. It doesn't look like Mom is qualified for hospice. She can't be on dialysis with hospice and she's not ready to roll over and die yet which is what would happen if she went off dialysis. Looks like for now, things are not going to change.
I'm so disappointed...I wanted and need the help for Mom and for myself.
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05-03-2011, 06:54 PM
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So sorry! I can't imagine she can't be on dialysis - yes I understand it is a lifesaving measure, but still it is also for comfort since she would be miserable without it. I thought Hospice was all about comfort. I guess though, they have rules that must be followed.
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Yes...there are always rules and I try to remember that so it benefits as many as possible. He also said she had to have less than 6 months to live....how can one tell??? Last tome she was in the hospital they told us she probably wouldn't make it and here she is. Such a strong constitution!
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I'm so sorry, Janet. I know this would have been such a big help to you, and great for Mom. Hang in there, who knows why things happen as they do.
I think that was very inappropriate of this 26 year old to tell you how long Mom will live, by the way! My mother was like yours. She outlived all expectations. God will take her home at the right time.
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05-04-2011, 08:46 AM
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I agree that was VERY rude! I think that how long someone has left to live is up to that person and how much fight they have left in them. Janet, I've never met your mom, but your stories show she has much more fight than most people
By the way, my uncle and godfather was told 19 years ago that he had maybe a year to live. He's still living. In my opinion, they are rarely right.
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05-04-2011, 08:58 AM
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I think I worded that wrong. The man said that for Hospice to accept her she had to have less than 6 months to live. I was just a little upset that they sent a 26 - 28 year old man to talk about end of life with an 88 year old woman. Just didn't make sense to me.
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