Re: Progression? Late Stage Stomach Cancer.

knews4u2chew_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: 24 Dec 2004 14:43:56 -0800

J wrote:
> knews4u2chew@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > That is not going to happen until the subject is incapacitated
enough
> > so as not be able to ambulate and care for himself.
> > This is in the ultimate control of the subject.
> > The subject wants to live a normal life outside as long as possible
and
> > is not interested in lieing a hospice waiting to die.
> > No doubt this will become necessary soon.
>
> *sigh*..we've been over this, over and over.
> hospice care can come to the home.

I haven't.
I overlooked the home hospice care option.
Most people are programed to think of hospice as somewhere other than
home.

> It can be a male or female nurse. They meet with the patient >for an
> assessment and agreement as to how involved the patient >wants them
to be.
>
Ok.

> vomiting, pain, vomiting blood, perhaps bits of cancer and other
tissue.
> Pain, Weight loss, weakness, pain,
> During the last week...http://crossingthecreek.com/guts.htm
>
> but everybody dies differently, that's why it's best to have a nurse
> arrangement on call..

Yes.
Thanks for hte link.
Home hospice is another likely option but the subject will put anything
like this off as long as possible.
It is unlikely anything will be done until the subject becomes
incapacitated and requires routine care.