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not much demand for organ s from a person full of cancer
I certainly appreciated the advice about organ donation. But then I responded that I wondered if organ donation would be an option considering the type of cancer she has. Who knows? I guess I just need to ask the hospice nurse to get a definitive answer.
No not after cremation obviously but before. I understand it is an irrational fear but I am trying to educate myself and hear experiences so that I can combat that fear with actual information. I have not experienced the death of a loved this close to me so I am completely new to all of it.
I believe you can make sure thru an EKG that there is no brain activity, then we are dead to this world and won't feel anything.
My great grandmother was under hospice care as well. Except she was in a nursing home type environment that is just made just for hospice patients.Trust me, they had nurses there who pronounced her “dead” at 9:04 p.m. I wasn’t there but other family members were there. We saw her and it’s obvious she had died, her mouth was wide open and she felt cold after a while (she was there about 2 hrs or so until the funeral home came to pick her up). I know it’s hard to be dealing with this kind of situation but trust me, they wont make a mistake like this
Organ donation doesn't necessarily mean giving one's organs to another.It can mean that your remains are used for teaching, or even (my wish) the Body Farm.
My great grandmother was under hospice care as well. Except she was in a nursing home type environment that is just made just for hospice patients.Trust me, they had nurses there who pronounced her “dead” at 9:04 p.m. I wasn’t there but other family members were there. We saw her and it’s obvious she had died, her mouth was wide open and she felt cold after a while (she was there about 2 hrs or so until the funeral home came to pick her up). I know it’s hard to be dealing with this kind of situation but trust me, they wont make a mistake like this
No they wonta deceased person is instantly transformed into a corpse.There is no mistaking when life has gone.
I know how this must worry you, I found myself in a similar situation. My brother was terrified that he would be buried alive, since he suffered for many years with catatonic seizures that left him rigid, and with no discernible pulse or respiration, sometimes for many hours afterwards. He left instructions with me that upon his demise, even after the death certificate was signed by an MD, that his body be released to me, rather than to a funeral parlor. There are no laws against this in most states. We kept him in the basement for 8 days, until it became obvious that he was not coming back.
I know how this must worry you, I found myself in a similar situation. My brother was terrified that he would be buried alive, since he suffered for many years with catatonic seizures that left him rigid, and with no discernible pulse or respiration, sometimes for many hours afterwards. He left instructions with me that upon his demise, even after the death certificate was signed by an MD, that his body be released to me, rather than to a funeral parlor. There are no laws against this in most states. We kept him in the basement for 8 days, until it became obvious that he was not coming back.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that. But what wonderful love you and your family showed for your brother.
Trust me when I tell you that if you had ever seen a deceased person, you would not have to ask this question.
In the past, people were supposedly "buried alive" because they had a pulse that you could not feel or no visible respiration (putting up a mirror in front of the person's nose). Honestly, I think that those stories are definitely made up because you can tell. You can definitely tell.
Maybe in third world countries but when a EEG goes flat line you are freaking dead and the only way you are coming back to life is in a Zombie movie.
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