Hospice care sounds rather final. But there have been exceptions.
Chuck Norcutt
NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Continue to hold positive thoughts and prayers for Walt and his family as he
> takes this next step. I will get a new address when one is available. Until
> then, please continue to use his home address. Bill Barber
>
>
> Wednesday night
>
>
>
> Things are moving along. They removed Walt's NG tube today, and are trying
> him on thickened liquids. He was awake and was able to drink a little from
> a
> spoon tonight. Even thought it wasn't the ice water he was asking for, it
> seemed to satisfy him, and I was glad to see him finally get something to
> drink after all these weeks. He was somewhat lucid, but not talking too
> much.
> In the next day or so, they will be inserting a catheter into his abdomen to
> drain the fluid when it accumulates. All this is in preparation for him to
> be
> moved to hospice care shortly. There really isn't anything else they can do
> for him medically at this point in the hospital, so now the goal is to keep
> him comfortable for as long as possible.
>
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