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Hospice and the Last Days
What to Expect When a Parent or Spouse Is Dying: Palliative and Comfort Care, DNR Decisions, When They Stop Eating, Dementia's Final Stage, Actively Dying Signs and the First Hours After DeathBy Imad MuratspahicLength3h 50m
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What to Expect When a Parent or Spouse Is Dying: Palliative and Comfort Care, DNR Decisions, When They Stop Eating, Dementia's Final Stage, Actively Dying Signs and the First Hours After Death
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
Length3 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 30, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Hospice and the Last Days
2Important Notice
3Nobody Explained This Part
4Chapter 1: Palliative, Hospice, Comfort Care: What the Words Mean
5Chapter 2: Why Everyone Is Surprised: Reading the Decline
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6Chapter 3: One More Procedure? Deciding What You Are Treating For
7Chapter 4: Code Status: DNR, POLST and What CPR Really Involves
8Chapter 5: When the Family Cannot Agree
9Chapter 6: Choosing a Hospice and Holding It to Its Promises
10Chapter 7: When They Stop Eating and Drinking
11Chapter 8: Pain, Breathlessness and the Comfort Kit
12Chapter 9: When the Final Stage Lasts for Months
13Chapter 10: The Last Weeks: Sleep, Withdrawal and Talk of Journeys
14Chapter 11: Actively Dying: What 'Imminent' Looks Like
15Chapter 12: Keeping Vigil and Saying Goodbye
16Chapter 13: The First Hours After Death
17After the Bed Is Gone
18Quick Reference: Terms, Signs, Calls and Checklists