>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?
The NYT had a sidebar yesterday saying pretty much the same thing.
Doug