I have heard many sick and elderly people say, "I just wish I would die". I have really never understood that because they truly do have that choice. My Mother was faced with a terminal illness, signed on with Hospice and passed in 9 days. She refused all food and drink. No ivs, no stomach tubes.
Without food or hydration it takes 7 to 10 days to pass on. With the help of Hospice it was painless and peaceful.
She was surrounded by family for that entire time.
My Mother was a woman of great courage who lived and died on her own terms.
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