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Freddie

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4. My dad had a stroke at 91

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Sat Aug 25, 2018, 09:50 PM

Aug 2018

He started hospice care, which ends all medications except those needed for comfort. They took him off his heart meds and he was gone in 2 days. Apparently the heart meds has been keeping him alive for years.

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Both Barbara Bush and John McCain died within two days [View all] question everything Aug 2018 OP

yeah, they can ghostsinthemachine Aug 2018 #1

Oof unblock Aug 2018 #3

I am so very sorry. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #5

I am sorry to hear that question everything Aug 2018 #6

I am so very sorry. dewsgirl Aug 2018 #11

I'm very sorry.. CentralMass Aug 2018 #12

There are end of life practices that come into play.or in other words the extraordinary efforts to CentralMass Aug 2018 #2

My dad had a stroke at 91 Freddie Aug 2018 #4

My dad died the day after he went into hospice - stroke, at 79. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #7

My mom was in hospice care in her home,... MarianJack Aug 2018 #10

People in hospice at end of life know the signs of inpending death. kimbutgar Aug 2018 #8

Depends on what treatments are being used. RockRaven Aug 2018 #9

They likely both stopped treatment before the announcements Mosby Aug 2018 #13