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For context, my dad’s been at the hospice for 5 weeks now and is unable to move and speak. His breathing patterns are worsening because of the apnea (25-30 second pauses, sometimes longer, every 20 seconds or so), no food for almost 20 days and no fluid in 4.

The death rattle started yesterday evening around 8pm (time now is 8am) and the doctor told us our time is very short, but I’ve woken this morning to the death rattle gone after he’s been readjusted in bed at around 3am.

I guess my question is, will it come back? And I’m assuming this doesn’t change the timeline that the doctor gave us yesterday?