lisaohgee
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How do you know if someone is in the final stages? Hospice is only granted if the person has 6 months or less to live, but how is this determined.
My mom was diagnosed in May of 2009. She is completely paralyzed from the neck down, and is almost completely unintelligble while speaking. She cannot pucker her lips to kiss you and she can turn her head from side to side just barely, but cannot move it if it goes up or down. She can eat a little but not much and is not drinking much at all.
She's also severely depressed -- my stepdad is working on getting some anti-depressants for her. I am just wondering how do you know if it's end stage? What are the signs, symptoms? It is also difficult for her to breath.
My mom was diagnosed in May of 2009. She is completely paralyzed from the neck down, and is almost completely unintelligble while speaking. She cannot pucker her lips to kiss you and she can turn her head from side to side just barely, but cannot move it if it goes up or down. She can eat a little but not much and is not drinking much at all.
She's also severely depressed -- my stepdad is working on getting some anti-depressants for her. I am just wondering how do you know if it's end stage? What are the signs, symptoms? It is also difficult for her to breath.