Yes. My wife was the only one with enough guts to say that to my father. ** -- thankbud 05/13/2019 1:55PM
Do you believe it has any effect to tell a loved one that it's OK to die? -- Gator Hokie 05/13/2019 06:43AM
Soften how you frame it. -- MilwaukeeHokie 05/13/2019 12:01PM
Yes, I think it is important -- TD77 05/13/2019 11:28AM
Yes, sometimes it's too painful to live. Grandmother told my dad good bye -- Josey Wales 05/13/2019 10:48AM
Pretty sure they can control it to some extent. My father died 1 day after -- NokieHokie 05/13/2019 10:03AM
Yes. -- Will Stewart
05/13/2019 09:55AM
Yes, I do -- Nova Hokie 95 05/13/2019 09:39AM
My neighbor passed two weeks ago... -- One4VT 05/13/2019 09:59AM
It's not an easy thing to do. My wife suffered a massive stroke October -- 75Hokie 05/13/2019 09:32AM
God bless! I’ve yet to experience the immediate family loss -- hokiepro 05/13/2019 10:03AM
Sorry for your loss. ** -- swordsman1 05/13/2019 09:59AM
Ditto this. So very sorry, 75. -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2019 6:09PM
Thank you all ** -- 75Hokie 05/13/2019 11:15AM
Hospice will tell you that very often -- VaTechie 05/13/2019 09:23AM
Absolutely. I told my dad that -- Nortazhokie 05/13/2019 09:16AM
Ive seen some hospice related commentary that talks about the subject -- One4VT 05/13/2019 09:13AM
This is a tough thread to read ** -- Brown Water 05/13/2019 08:55AM
Beneficial and therapeutic though ** -- hokiepro 05/13/2019 10:12AM
The lounge surprises sometimes ** -- `lag 05/13/2019 11:16AM
Yes it is ** -- BTHokie 05/13/2019 10:07AM
Absolutely -- Burruss Writer 05/13/2019 08:47AM
In my experience yes. ** -- mancunian 05/13/2019 08:26AM
Yes ... -- vt90 05/13/2019 08:12AM
Possibly -- HokiesBill48 05/13/2019 07:24AM
Yes. In 2009 my 85 year old grandpa had been in and out of the hospital and -- 1400E 05/13/2019 07:17AM
In my experience it's the other way around. But if the pt is feeling guilty -- typed by ben 05/13/2019 06:50AM
My dad's done the "do not resuscitate" paperwork etc... -- `lag 05/13/2019 08:34AM
Getting ready like that definitely had an effect on my dad. -- Will Stewart
05/13/2019 09:59AM
Very sorry to learn of your father's passing, Will. -- MP4VT2004 05/13/2019 6:30PM
Dang, thanks to your dad for the New River Trail... -- `lag 05/13/2019 10:51AM
Yeah that is kind of the passive aggressive version if you will -- typed by ben 05/13/2019 09:22AM