Quote Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels View Post
Basically, they said that if he chose to die, they would respect that. They would offer him food and water, but not force feed him. If he made it clear that he was choosing not to eat or drink, they would provide him with mouth moisteners to stave off thirst, pain relief to stave off pain and hunger, and any other comforts they could provide. If he did not eat or drink, he would die within two days. And that was what he did do, although it's unclear whether he chose to do so and quickly slipped into a coma, or whether the coma came on and he therefore didn't have to choose.
When my dad was at that point, Hospice very clearly explained to us how much morphine was an overdose and what would happend if my dad was accidentally given that much morphine. (he had a push-button morphine pump)

"accidentally"

I love Hospice. Truly, they are wonderful caring and generous people. They understand. Don't be afraid to ask them for help if you have trouble or can't bring something up. And they are very good about handling paperwork and legal forms and bringing them up to the clients.