On average 50,000 people in the US have died from pneumonia in the US per year.
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Originally Posted by ZantannaParella
Let me tell you about this number of pneumonia deaths.
I put both of my parents in Hospice care the last week of their lives. The cause of death of both parents was listed as "Pneumonia." My guess is the old folks home in Washington where those 20+ deaths occurred likely had a very similar circumstances.
Did they die of "pnuemonia?" Technically. But the hospice nurses are ordered not to feed or hydrate the patients. Just give them painkillers. Eventually they wither away and cannot take in O2 from fluid filled lungs.
That was their wishes in their End of Life legal documents. You've been warned.