My 89 YO dad had CLL and injured his spleen in a fall. He ended up at a trauma center where we had an extensive conversation with the doctor about his end of life wishes. After a few days he ended getting sepsis, became too weak to swallow, and we declined a feeding tube for him. They had a palliative team who kept him medicated until he peacefully died. There is no way he wanted to be kept alive in that state, at a certain point we all die.
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My 89 YO dad had CLL and injured his spleen in a fall. He ended up at a trauma center where we had an extensive conversation with the doctor about his end of life wishes. After a few days he ended getting sepsis, became too weak to swallow, and we declined a feeding tube for him. They had a palliative team who kept him medicated until he peacefully died. There is no way he wanted to be kept alive in that state, at a certain point we all die.