Dear Tamara,
I remember just last April when Eddie's father was dying I had some of the same concerns about zero nutrition, the hospice nurses said it doesn't cause pain and the feeding wasn't really necessary. it was a very long and difficult month. they did give morphine to help him along at the end, to slow his heart down I believe we were told. He appeard to die a peaceful death. His children were at peace too that he had finally passed on to be pain free. you are all in my prayers.
Donna


Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.