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My mother is in hospice care; how to know when death is near?
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You can have some id: It is difficult to predict exactly but you can have some estimate most time. Before she passes she will gradually decline in her general health and activity level. As long as she can get out of the bed and move, she has a month or two to go. If she is bed fast, then her food intake and alertness level along with her other body functions will give you signals of how close she is to pass.
Answered 10/10/2016
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