Dad is trying hard to stay healthy with walking, excersizing and eatting a good diet. He's in the last stage of Parkinson's. He looks like he's getting sick with pneumonia. My mother has HOSPICE people there with her. She said they are only there for her and Dad. None of the family members. Mother and the HOSPICE nurse have decided NOT to bring my Dad to his doctor for medicine for the pneumonia or virus. Mom said Dad will die at home from the Pneumonia. I am confused. How can you not give your husband antibiotics to help him?? I feel she's just going to let him suffocate in his own infected lung liquid. Can anyone explain how this can happen?
He needs to go to ER immediately for treatment if those are his wishes.
If he chooses no treatment this is HIS decision, not the hospice and moms.
Then if he chooses no treatment, then in reality a doc could order hospice for him to (if he is deemed terminal) and then both can get the hospice care.
Good luck, this is tough times for all.