My mum is dying. I accept that and she's in hospital. They want to put her on the "pathway" and take everything away. Im in agreement with taking the antibiotics etc. away as of course she won't be cured. Im not in agreement with them taking her fluids away. She is lucid and comfortable. My thoughts are that she will go of course but I've heard that taking fluids away is very painful and maybe its me wanting her to sit up, talk to us then go but I'm so reluctant for them to give her so many drugs (for the pain) that she will be in a coma for her last days. Could someone explain this?