[lbo-talk] Re: terri schiavo

[snitsnat]

Yesterday, there was a guy on the radio confirming what my mother has told 
me, as has a woman who had her mother and MIL in hospice care. People don't 
really feel a whole lot of pain or hunger when they're dying. They often 
ask, "Shouldn't I feel hungry?"  This is also the case in starvation 
studies. The body simply shuts down and doesn't feel hungry.

My mom's a nurse in a geriatic ward and this is her passion, so I trust 
her. She gets in bed with people and holds them as they die. Maybe she's 
just rationalizing. I'm wondering if others have read/researched this issue?