Feeding Tube Quotes & Sayings

Shortly after her feeding tube is removed, Terri Schiavo receives the Catholic ceremony of last rites. Michael Schiavo stays in a room down the hall. He remains at his wife's side throughout the day, except when her immediate family comes to see Terri. — Mark Fuhrman

Because no one dies without a feeding tube, they die with them. The elderly will stop eating when it's their time; forcing them to eat is a desperate attempt to salvage our time. — Louis Profeta

Every single person I've cared for who did not have a feeding tube and became dehydrated has died more comfortably than every single person I've cared for with a feeding tube that remained in use until their death. — Heidi Telpner