The last days..

I'm hoping that I can find a resolution to my Dad's situation by weeks end, but signs are telling me that this may be a longer process. All the family has come to the conclusion know that we will never see the father we knew again, he's entering stages of severe dementia, he is getting some extra help to stay alive, as the doctors are so reluctant to honor his durable power of attorney for health care, in which he states quite clearly that if he should lose his ability to recognize family, respond to his name, or suffer from motor or mental conditions where extraordinary measures would be necessary to live, he wants the plug pulled, including all food and water. I'll be looking into hospice care, and maybe even at home if possible, where he may pass with some dignity. I cry every time I see him, as he seems so remote, and so scared. I can only pray that he passes quickly and with no pain.