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- 17 de Jun, 2016
The “rally” people are discussing is called terminal lucidity and it is a known and studied part of active dying. It doesn’t happen with everybody, and it doesn’t last long. It means death is near and often occurs in the last three days of the dying process. There can also be terminal agitation, which means hallucinations, fears or things like blanket picking.
There are stages of dying: loss of interest in eating or drinking, loss of interest in family or life, breathing changes, slackness in the face, then cheyne-stokes breathing, inability to swallow secretions, etc. These things are listed on many hospice websites as they are well known phenomena.
As far as hospice, that probably is different from company to company, but in my location a doctor signs off that their patient has about six months to live, which is where the six number comes from. But no doctor can truly predict how long a person can live and so hospice doesn’t hold you to a timeline. If a doctor decides a patient is no longer terminal or the patient decides that, they can quit, and then come back if necessary.
Many people think hospice is a place you go to and while it can be, it’s rare. It’s too expensive to provide a place like that. It is usually at home and means you’ll have medical care and home nurses look after you where you live.
I think Ashley was in an apartment with home care. I suppose Medicaid and Disability paid for her health care as I’m sure she had no private insurance. Her mother probably kicked in some too as did sympathetic followers. Ash hated her mom and mom couldn’t live with her anymore and moved her, but we don’t know how Mom truly felt or how much she helped. Ash probably had section 8 housing too but that’s hard to get. Maybe she scared somebody into jumping the line.
Everybody should know how death happens, especially if you have a sick or old family member. Then you’ll know not to force food on them or be surprised when after days of sleeping, they suddenly wake up and have a chat before sleeping eternally.
There are stages of dying: loss of interest in eating or drinking, loss of interest in family or life, breathing changes, slackness in the face, then cheyne-stokes breathing, inability to swallow secretions, etc. These things are listed on many hospice websites as they are well known phenomena.
As far as hospice, that probably is different from company to company, but in my location a doctor signs off that their patient has about six months to live, which is where the six number comes from. But no doctor can truly predict how long a person can live and so hospice doesn’t hold you to a timeline. If a doctor decides a patient is no longer terminal or the patient decides that, they can quit, and then come back if necessary.
Many people think hospice is a place you go to and while it can be, it’s rare. It’s too expensive to provide a place like that. It is usually at home and means you’ll have medical care and home nurses look after you where you live.
I think Ashley was in an apartment with home care. I suppose Medicaid and Disability paid for her health care as I’m sure she had no private insurance. Her mother probably kicked in some too as did sympathetic followers. Ash hated her mom and mom couldn’t live with her anymore and moved her, but we don’t know how Mom truly felt or how much she helped. Ash probably had section 8 housing too but that’s hard to get. Maybe she scared somebody into jumping the line.
Everybody should know how death happens, especially if you have a sick or old family member. Then you’ll know not to force food on them or be surprised when after days of sleeping, they suddenly wake up and have a chat before sleeping eternally.
