The general rule is you will last 3 days without water.
I really hope that is wrong. My mom had 2 teaspoons of water on Friday and nothing since. The nurses tell me that the 3 day rule only applies to someone that is up and moving. If you are asleep, you can last longer. I hate the fact that my mom is going to be testing out the 3 days without water rule. 🙁
This is a very sad time for you. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
what's the purpose of not giving her more water? Passive euthanasia??
I don't believe it is a matter of not giving her the water, but rather her mother's body is not accepting the water.
This is a very sad time for you. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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what's the purpose of not giving her more water? Passive euthanasia??
The cancer has closed her throat so she can no longer swallow. Her kidneys have only been working on and off for the last 6 weeks. Her body has been filling with fluid. To give her fluids through IV would just fill up her lungs.
She is in palliative care which is more about quality at the end of life then keeping someone alive with machines. However it took 2 days to get the medication "right" to make her comfortable without her losing her ability to hear. When my dad was dying with cancer, he was in a hospital. They keep him alive for months but he was in a coma with open sores, his month bleeding because he couldn't close it. My mom did not want to go through that.
The hospice has been wonderful to my mom and the family. We were very lucky that they took her in. If you have ever seen a commercial for Ronald McDonald house, that is about what it is like. It is about the right to pass in a "home" environment without the pain.
So while I do not like the "passive euthanasia", I guess that is correct.
sorry for the rant, it has been a hard few days
I'm so sorry to hear what has been happening, you and your mom are in my prayers
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thank you FG
yep the 3 day rule is correct even if you do nothing 🙁
praying and thinking of you... <3
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Oldschool, If I read that last comment correctly, then I am so sorry for your loss! I will keep you in my prayers!
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I hope you can take some comfort knowing that God saw she was tired, and put his arms around her and asked her to come with him. So sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our prayers.
Yes, very sorry to hear about this heart rending situation. I lost my Mom about 4 years ago after a painful struggle. It didn't happen right away, but recently I've had the conviction that she's interceding for me as I muddle my way through life. I do believe that death doesn't sever our relationships, love continues and eventually there's a reunion to look forward to. May you experience God's solicitude in this time of parting.
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It has been a bad week. I am using that 3 day knowledge to try to help my cat KD that in the last few days has gotten very sick. Today its back to the funeral home & then to the vets to see if I have to put him down tomorrow. I know the "other" rule you don't get more then you can handle but I am no longer sure about that rule.
Oldschool,
I'm very sorry about your loss, it's always difficult to lose a parent. My thoughts are with you.
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