Living in a hospice situation that is dragging out much longer than anyone anticipated, really blows ass. The toll it takes on everybody involved is incredible.
Some may remember I mentioned that I've never experienced something like this, but I wouldn't back out on a family in a time of need. And that still stands.
However, if faced with participating in this type of situation again, I will opt out and recommend that professionals in an accredited facility manage the passing of a loved one. I'll plan my visits and do what I can to bring whatever level of comfort I can provide during those times.....and maintain some level of personal life and rest that is required for someone that is going to work every day. I had no idea just how draining this process can be, and the different stages of "caregiver" emotional roller coaster ride is about....and watching a mind and body revert back to an infantile state.
I've seen and learned a lot this far into it, I'll see it through, and check that box completed.