Daughter Upset About Mom's Wish for Hospice Care

Photo credit Chrstian Newman Dear Carol: My mom is 85 and has lived with COPD, diabetes and heart disease for the last 10 years, but she’s been a fighter. She’s always said that she didn’t want extreme measures to keep her alive when her time to go was obvious, and I agreed, but now that the end seems close, I think that she should fight longer. She qualifies for hospice, but hospice means that she has to stop the medications that are keeping her alive. Mom says that she’s fought long enough and she’s done with that. She just wants comfort for as long as she has left. It’s true that I hate the thought of losing my mom, but it’s unlike her to give up like this! She just isn’t like other examples that I read about. She’s tougher! What can I do to make her see that she needs to keep fighting? — BV. Continue reading on Inforum to learn more about how we cope when our parent is ready for hospice - but we aren't: Support a caregiver or jump-start discussion in support groups with real stories - for bulk orders of Minding Our Elders e-mail Carol                  Related StoriesWe Can Support Our Surviving Parent, but We Can't Erase Their PainPreventing Winter Weather Falls A Challenge for Older AdultsHow Soon Is Too Soon To Sell House and Move To Assisted Living? 
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