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To: cherry; Mrs. Don-o
so be prepared to keep your elders in your home.

We have had two of our elders die in our home. A third, unfortunately, could not leave the hospital. Before we married, we talked about this and ordered our lives to make it possible.

It was not easy and required some sacrifice. It was not easy, but we did not have to do it alone, as home health care and Hospice provided wonderful support.

I know we were blessed to even be able to do this and I am sorry for people who might hope to do it as well, but find themselves unable to do so. That would be horrible.

I wonder if this "Brave New World" we are creating has any provision for end of life support mechanisms - and I am not talking about the needle. It goes back to the principle that the preferred solution should be the one that directly involves the small unit (the family) rather than trying to solve the problem with big programs and governmental control.

51 posted on 05/26/2011 3:46:27 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory; and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.)
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To: don-o
We were (are) truly blessed, my dear.

Also, mine at #60.

62 posted on 05/26/2011 5:34:59 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha'olam, hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz.)
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