Reply #11: I watched my mother die at home over a 2 month period [View All]

... she had inoperable cancer of the brain. She did not want to die in a hospital or a hospice.

As the cancer ravaged her system, she retreated to her bed, slept more and more of the time, and at some point stopped 'communicating' with us all together. A nurse came for daily visits, as well as a nun from mom & dad's church.

She was not eating, taking or passing fluids, nor was she on any meds for about the same time span than Ms. Schiavo has now been off the tube.

My mother did not exhibit any of the horrendous effects you describe above, and indeed, aside from having dry skin, looked completely at peace when she passed quietly, in her own bed, surrounded by her family, as she wished.

I have a very hard time believing the report on Ms. Schiavo's current condition.