it because obvious that euthanasia happens in the US all the time [...]
So the hospital withheld IV hydration and provided a morphine drip
and he was gone in 36 hours
I had a family member with late-stage terminal COPD opt out of further treatment. They were in respiratory crisis and were going to be intubated for the nth time with no real hope of recovery, and so they said "fuck it" and delined further intervention.
The hospital (a Catholic hospital, even) provided a morphine drip and they were gone within an hour.
I was never really clear on what killed them in the end, if it was the morphine or the COPD. I guess technically it was the COPD.
Anyway, as somebody who went through something similar: I'm so sorry. COPD is such a slow and crappy way to go. Have you been able to find some peace in the years since?
The hospital (a Catholic hospital, even) provided a morphine drip and they were gone within an hour.
I was never really clear on what killed them in the end, if it was the morphine or the COPD. I guess technically it was the COPD.
Anyway, as somebody who went through something similar: I'm so sorry. COPD is such a slow and crappy way to go. Have you been able to find some peace in the years since?