Her lungs couldn't stand the anesthesia. When she gets clothes out of the dryer, she has to back up to let the steam dissipate. She has to leave the door open when she showers, because of the steam. Her husband, Danny, and her son, Jody, and his wife, Jessie, have been supportive. She has to depend on Danny to do all the shopping and a lot of the housekeeping.
Hospice provides housekeeping and yard work, too.
Danny's employer, Alcola, has been very helpful, too. They have told him to take off any time he needs to be with Brenda. One of the requirements for Hospice is that curative treatment is ended. I worry about the pain. They say it's a painful way to die.