Transport from hospital for terminally ill

mountainclimbingbear
mountainclimbingbear Member Posts: 2
in Bladder Cancer #1

My sister was diagnosed with primary bladder squamous carcinoma (SCC) with Peritoneal Metastases just under two months ago, and because of an infection from the hospital she is unable to continue chemotherapy and is now under heavy pain medication. She said she does not want to die in the hospital, so we wanted to transport her to somewhere that would make her happy. Ideally we would bring her to her favorite beach house about an hour from the hospital, where she could have 24/7 medical support for pain. I don't even know where to begin looking into this. Is this possible? Who do I call? Do we hire a private ambulance? Our time is short. She is in MA and would like to go to Cape Cod.

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  • TheOtherDitto
    TheOtherDitto Member Posts: 58
    #2
    Have you tried

    contacting your local Hospice?  Sometimes they will help with transportation such as you are looking for.  I know they did with my father and my aunt (from Florida to Illinois). 

  • alyssaf90
    alyssaf90 Member Posts: 1
    #3
    my dad was diagnosed with

    my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer and had an infection from a kidney drain and was unable to finish chemo so when we got the news that he only had a short time with us be decided with a hospice house in sandwich. It was called the McCarthy House. They were incredible there.

  • mountainclimbingbear
    mountainclimbingbear Member Posts: 2
    #4
    We never made it

    Everything turned for the worse, very rapidly, so we were never able to get her out of the hospital. I am sitting with her now, in the hospital that she said she didn't want to die in, as she lays sedated and waiting... They said we can't transport her anymore because it might be too hard on her and she could die horribly in transport, but i'm not sure if this is much better... slow, agony...

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