Holly,

The dehydration part was really hard to watch. Especially for my mom. To her, she NEEDED to feed him. By this point he was aspirating on just a tiny bit of water.

Hospice kept saying that the need to eat and drink stops. How they know that, I have no clue.
My dad went 1 week with no nutrition prior to death.

Holly, I know it's hard to talk to her when she seems so unaware. Hospice kept telling us that the hearing is the last thing to go. So I would tell Daddy what the weather was like. I would tell him what was going on in the house. I would tell him what my mom was doing, because he always wanted to know where she was.
You could just read to her off your face book. Just things like "Kasey is on her way to school." You could read from a book. Anything to make noise.
We played my dad's favorite CD's a lot.

Holly, anytime you are scared or unsure, call hospice. They will come out.
Don't worry about if you are bothering them. That is their job.
The nurse came out many times just to reassure us.

I guess I found it easier to know what to expect. What to look for.
I will send you a private message with some info.

My thoughts and prayers are with you always.

DAY