Hospice services will not be denied to a patient who already has a feeding tube in place. The hospice team will work closely with the patient, family, and caregiver to decide whether to continue to use the tube. While a feeding tube technically can be removed, most often ...
And then we had to start feeding him, and then he started choking on the food, and eventually he got a feeding tube because he couldn’t swallow. And he just became trapped. His spirit was really strong. He was incredible. He fought that battle with so much honor, but it was hard ...