Penny Smith

And eventually, if we are not able to calm them down enough, we have to do palliative sedation, which is an agreement that's made with the family. We don't just go in there and put people to sleep. We make an informed consent with the family.

And eventually, if we are not able to calm them down enough, we have to do palliative sedation, which is an agreement that's made with the family. We don't just go in there and put people to sleep. We make an informed consent with the family.

And eventually, if we are not able to calm them down enough, we have to do palliative sedation, which is an agreement that's made with the family. We don't just go in there and put people to sleep. We make an informed consent with the family.

Right, exactly. It's for symptom management. That is what it's for. It's not to end their life. It's intended to sedate them until the time of their natural death. This is what we do so that they can be comfortable and calm until their death. It's a horrible thing for them to experience. So we do this, not very often, but we do do this sometimes.

Right, exactly. It's for symptom management. That is what it's for. It's not to end their life. It's intended to sedate them until the time of their natural death. This is what we do so that they can be comfortable and calm until their death. It's a horrible thing for them to experience. So we do this, not very often, but we do do this sometimes.

Right, exactly. It's for symptom management. That is what it's for. It's not to end their life. It's intended to sedate them until the time of their natural death. This is what we do so that they can be comfortable and calm until their death. It's a horrible thing for them to experience. So we do this, not very often, but we do do this sometimes.

And they call it stealth euthanasia, that we are secretly killing these people when really they're dying. And that's why this is happening, this terminal agitation.

And they call it stealth euthanasia, that we are secretly killing these people when really they're dying. And that's why this is happening, this terminal agitation.

And they call it stealth euthanasia, that we are secretly killing these people when really they're dying. And that's why this is happening, this terminal agitation.

Exactly. They died because they're dying. Yeah, that's one of my catchphrases. They didn't die because we gave them morphine. They didn't die because we starved them to death, which is another misconception. We don't starve people. I love giving people the food that they want at the end of their life. I did it for my dad.

Exactly. They died because they're dying. Yeah, that's one of my catchphrases. They didn't die because we gave them morphine. They didn't die because we starved them to death, which is another misconception. We don't starve people. I love giving people the food that they want at the end of their life. I did it for my dad.

Exactly. They died because they're dying. Yeah, that's one of my catchphrases. They didn't die because we gave them morphine. They didn't die because we starved them to death, which is another misconception. We don't starve people. I love giving people the food that they want at the end of their life. I did it for my dad.

We gave him a huge plate of every kind of meat there is because my dad was from Texas and he loved that kind of stuff. I love that, but people who are dying are not hungry. Their body is dying. It's going through a dying process, a shutting down process. And it's going to be an energy conservation so that it can complete that process.

We gave him a huge plate of every kind of meat there is because my dad was from Texas and he loved that kind of stuff. I love that, but people who are dying are not hungry. Their body is dying. It's going through a dying process, a shutting down process. And it's going to be an energy conservation so that it can complete that process.

We gave him a huge plate of every kind of meat there is because my dad was from Texas and he loved that kind of stuff. I love that, but people who are dying are not hungry. Their body is dying. It's going through a dying process, a shutting down process. And it's going to be an energy conservation so that it can complete that process.

And as a result of that, they're not hungry anymore because digestion is the most energy consuming process in our body. So they're not hungry. They don't need the nutrition. They don't need the calories. So we say, give people what they want. If that's only just a bite of something that they enjoy, that's fine. But we don't force them to eat. We're not going to coerce them.

And as a result of that, they're not hungry anymore because digestion is the most energy consuming process in our body. So they're not hungry. They don't need the nutrition. They don't need the calories. So we say, give people what they want. If that's only just a bite of something that they enjoy, that's fine. But we don't force them to eat. We're not going to coerce them.

And as a result of that, they're not hungry anymore because digestion is the most energy consuming process in our body. So they're not hungry. They don't need the nutrition. They don't need the calories. So we say, give people what they want. If that's only just a bite of something that they enjoy, that's fine. But we don't force them to eat. We're not going to coerce them.

We don't condone feeding a person to death, like is what happens in nursing homes with dementia patients. They get fed a more pureed and pureed diet until they're on liquids and you're giving them teaspoons of Ensure to keep them alive, we allow their body to dictate what they need.

We don't condone feeding a person to death, like is what happens in nursing homes with dementia patients. They get fed a more pureed and pureed diet until they're on liquids and you're giving them teaspoons of Ensure to keep them alive, we allow their body to dictate what they need.