OK what's the consensus on exit timeframe for RBG?
Two weeks?
Month?
Two months?
Whatever happens, we need a core sample from that thing on her neck. I bet it looks like the colors in the layers of rock like in the walls of the Grand Canyon.
Yeah, I think the main factor with RBG is that there are multiple medical issues going on.
When my mother in law died, the doctors were trying to balance meds & treatment for multiple issues with her.
Problem is that even the best docs in the world are constrained by limits in pharma and surgery.
Every time a doc changes a chemical, there are side effects. Any given drug might be effective on one problem, but make another one worse. For example, blood thinners or statins for somebody with cardiac issues might be good for their heart, but if they have digestive tract problems, could trigger lots of little bleeds. So the patient's losing bloood, but the heart is beating, and the doc could order transfusions, but those are just going to end up literally going in one end and out the other.
Her doctor, who was a fantastic guy, had to tell us that he could fix one or two things, but when you get to 3 or more problems, especially in the elderly/fragile, usually hospice is the dignified answer for them.
I think RBG is quickly reaching that point.
God bless hospice workers everywhere. Those are some real angels.