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End of Life Issues

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2. Personally I think if either were asked for then either should have been supplied.

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 10:28 AM

May 2016

At miniminimumumumium (I'm sure that can be shortened) if they were asking for water / ice/ water dabs they should have had access unless there was seme bizarre medical reason why it could it not be. I've been hospitalized for other things, and withholding ice chips or water swabs just seems cruel.

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Hydration at end of life [View all] marybourg May 2016 OP

I think it should be a choice. What little I have read in the few minutes since reading your post, Hoyt May 2016 #1

Personally I think if either were asked for then either should have been supplied. Tab May 2016 #2

These people were in hospice marybourg May 2016 #3