I'm in North Carolina with my mother-in-law and most of the family. She's in hospice with acute renal failure. It's exhausting, emotionally & physically, watching a loved one die. I don't know how parents of young children who are terminally I'll find the strength to go on every day. Mom has been on borrowed time for the last few years and has spend quit a bit of time in the hospital from falls and broken bones, her continual need for I.V. Meds, and weekly blood tests. Her pic line became infected a couple weeks ago so they took her to the Hanover hospital. She walked in, but they gave us back a comtose person. Another week at the rehab facility to regain her strength and after spending all her energy on her physical therapy she just didn't have any more energy for living. She refused to eat anything & since she was practically comatose, suggested she go back to the hospital. They took her to Cape Fear Hospital this time instead of Hanover. She's been there ever sense and there's just nothing more they can do but make her comfortable. Tomorrow, my daughter, grand-daughter & I ate going to try to fly back home if the airports are open in Indianapolis. Over night there has been an ice storm & snow storm in the mid-west so almost all flights have been cancelled. If we can't get out, at least we'll be here with family.