She may as well die more comfortably instead of in pain.
I agree. Your poor mum.
I thought holding back the morphine was a bit silly too.
My Nanna was very sick in hospital and was not expected to live, was in a coma for about 2 weeks with blood poisoning and a stroke. Round the clock vigils.
She unexpectedly sat up in bed and asked for beer, and then oysters. The nurses said, do what you want, she may as well die happy. We gave her beer and oysters on demand of course.
She recovered!
Can you also believe, the stroke affected the mood part of her brain/pain receptors, so she was permanently in a good mood and relieved of all osteo and arthritic pain for her remaining 4 years of life.