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My mother cared for many, many hospice patients. My mother was in hospice the last week of her life. I don't recognize the description of " Hospice Care" from the care she and others gave their hospice patients and the care she received in hospice. It is true that my mother only lived one week in hospice but that was because I cared for her at home until I no longer could. Hospice was in a wing of the hospital ,, the aides and hospice nurses pulled out all the stops to keep the patients as comfortable as possible. For those that did not have family staying with them the nurses spent many hours with them, if only sitting quietly and holding their hand. One nurse out of all I did not allow near my mother. But that is in any profession

The following article addresses an important issue for Christians. https://adventistreview.org/commentary/left-behind-the-suicide-survivors-perspective/

We were very much surprised about hospice care! The reason is, I was told, by the nurse that took care of my mom, the they were nasty, and wouldn't take care of her like he did!! After we brought my mom to our house, we called hospice and had them come and tell us what they do. Well if we had know all they do and how well they cared for her, we would've done it sooner. My mom actually at first wanted nothing to do with hospice because of her nurse, who painted a very bad picture of them. Anyway whenever we called they came, she got so much more care than she had before. But they did do a re-evaluation every six months to make sure she actually needed them. Personally Hospice was the best care she had gotten in a long time!! We were very happy with them!!

am very familiar with "Morphine Runs" on those terminals people that are suffering in harsh inhuman way. If we treat animals in the same way as we treat our loved ones am sure someone would put is in jail. Life is harsh.

I Do not know if GHansen has ever worked in health care, or if he is just repeating some piece of Internet gossip that he once read. I have spent 20 years working in a Federal hospital (VA) and a private hospital. In my experience his description of hospice care is false. NOTE: His comment on the need to have a Durable Power of attorney (DOPA) is correct. By definition, hospice only occurs when a patient is expected to live for less than six (6) months. The patient is provided with care that makes the patient comfortable. But, the patient is not provided with care which is not intended to make the patient comfortable but is an attempt to prolong life. So, for example, a patient on hospice will not be taken into surgery and under heart surgery. But, that patient will be given medication that will help the patient to be comfortable. He uses the phrase "killing the patient with narcotics" in a manner that is a half-truth. We have a machine that will breathe for the patient. But, a conscious patient is very uncomfortable when placed on that machine. So, we give the patient a narcotic that will relieve the pain and make the patient comfortable. Our goal is to allow the patient to live long enough so that the patient can begin to breathe on their own again, which normally happens. At that time, we take the patient off of the machine and we stop giving the patient the narcotic. The patient has been restored to life. Some patients never regain their ability to breathe on their own. They die. Some will say that they died due to the level of narcotic that we gave them. There is some truth in that. I would say that the underlying issue was the real cause of their death. In truth the narcotic made them comfortable and resulted in the life of some patients.

COVID, God & a SDA Pastor, see: https://adventistreview.org/profile/confessions-of-a-covid-meme-lord/

Will not forsake ? 1 Samuel 12:22 For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

For thoughts on President Ted Wilson, see: https://atoday.org/dear-aunt-sevvy-i-dont-like-elder-ted-wilson/

Keep the feet of His saints ? 1 Samuel 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

When people lack critical thinking they allow for far too much media manipulation. Take for example this quote from the above mentioned article. "When people note the decline in morale during his reign, Elder Wilson has occasionally referenced Ellen White’s concept of the eschatological “shaking” of members out of the church. It seems to Aunty that maybe some of the leaders are themselves, perhaps unintentionally, shaking members out by their stubborn unwillingness to lead the church into needed changes." The link is to an Ellen White quote not to a reference that Ted Wilson made after people note the decline in morale during his reign. That is just put in there it could be as easily "when people note the higher divorce rate" or anything else. People like Wilson likely use the shaking a whole lot in their sermons and speeches. I left the Adventist church more over people like Aunty then Wilson, at least with him I know he has theological reasons for his position rather then political positions that define their theology.