Yeah I don't really know what "in hospice" actually means nowadays. I think it used to mean "only palliative care", but I know personally of cases where people were in hospice for MONTHS and did actually continue to get all their medications, etc.

Signal312

it's a tough one, yeah, my granddad was eventually sent to the hospice, but not that much different from the hospital really.

Generally, docs will always treat i think, the goal is usually focused on keeping the patient alive, of course, the question of 'is this the best thing' is another case.

in some places in the EU, euthanasia is legal tho and people do travel there when they are suffering, there's a fair bit of debate around the subject, but as long as a person is mentally competent, they should have the choice generally i think

ideasfromtheedge

What's your plan, if you're not able to take care for yourself?

it's a tough one, yeah, my granddad was eventually sent to the hospice, but not that much different from the hospital really.

Generally, docs will always treat i think, the goal is usually focused on keeping the patient alive, of course, the question of 'is this the best thing' is another case.

in some places in the EU, euthanasia is legal tho and people do travel there when they are suffering, there's a fair bit of debate around the subject, but as long as a person is mentally competent, they should have the choice generally i think