My mom is weaker and sicker each day. A morphine patch is helping, but not taking away the pain. The doc guesses she has 2-4 months left; the Hospice nurse thinks it's going more quickly than that. Every day there's a new problem.

There's one thought I can't get away from but have been afraid to ask anyone: Since she has requested that no lifesaving measures be taken, does there ever come a time that we stop giving her nutrition through the PEG? Would that be the same as starving her? Is it true that at some point we're feeding the cancer and not the person? I'm not suggesting that we help her death along, but aren't we keeping her alive by artificial means? If this is too complicated of an issue, or something that shouldn't be discussed here, please e-mail me. The address is on my profile page.