Medical Interventions: Tubes, Trach, Surgery etc
Dialing back feeding at the end: looking for indications that the body isn’t tolerating feeds.
A palliative care doctor talks in detail about they dialed back feeds and hydration as a young man with severe neurological impairment was transitioning to end-of-life. Over many days, they experimented with amounts to test for tolerance. They also concluded that going to the hospital would not likely tell them anything or help.
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Dialing back feeding at the end: looking for indications that the body isn’t tolerating feeds.
The doctor explained: not doing a feeding tube isn’t same as letting your child be hungry.
How we thought about a feeding tube or no feeding tube.
The Feeding Tube is a difficult decision. There is no right or wrong.
