Bath hastening death

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My Granny had a short battle with lung cancer and passed away on Saturday- funeral tomorrow. Her decline was very rapid at the end and seemed to happen shortly after my Granda and I gave her a bath. Now another family member has made a comment that she was fine until I got here, and something about the bath made it happen. Can that be true?

Just reiterating what PPs have said. A bath does not make someone die.
In fact, I read your post thinking what an absolutely lovely thing to do for a loved one who is near the end of life - a warm bath, assisted by 2 people who loved her. I'm sure in that movement, your grandmother must have felt loved and cherished.

I'm sorry for your loss. Please don't let someone's flippant remark take away your nice memories of your grandmother.

OP what an awful thing for your family member to say. Of course you didn't make her death happen, that was lung cancer. The bath was incidental, but as Odd says, it would have eased her suffering.

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My DF would have loved a bath in his final days, sadly he was too poorly. If he'd had a bath and the died all clean and comfy I would have been happy. OP you didn't do anything wrong. I am sorry for your loss