Please god do not go and encourage those around him to do anything.
The guy is in hospice, which means that the family and the doctors have agreed that his disease is beyond treatment and will be receiving only palliative care. More bluntly, the goal has gone from recovery to a comfortable death.
I'm sure you mean well, but at this point the very last thing the family needs is amateur doctoring. They need love, quiet support, and plenty of space to process and accept what is happening.
Wow. I just said give him good food, not 9 rounds of painful chemo. I also said I have no idea what his illness is, but I for one sincerely hope my loved ones don't simply resign themselves to accepting my "comfortable death," writing me off like a bad debt. Karma points shmarma points.
"Hospice care" generally means no longer receiving drastic treatments like chemo, just treatments for discomforts such as pain and anxiety. Often hospice patients are no longer able to process solid food or food at all.
People taking care of very sick loved ones actually tend to get a lot of unsolicited amateur medical advice, which may be given with good intentions, but to most people it's unwelcome. They are already coordinating with the person's doctors and nurses and doing their own research, and the advice-giver doesn't know the whole situation.
I hope your wishes are clear to your loved ones - maybe a reminder to discuss this with them.
Please read about hospice. It's a fascinating concept, and one of the greatest services that can be performed to someone facing death. Everyone should understand it, so avoid causing undue pain and suffering (of both the physical and mental sort) to someone in their most vulnerable moments.
When you're in hospice care, you're looking at a remaining life measured in days or weeks. You are probably at or close to the point where you've either stopped eating or lost the ability to eat.
There is a point at which accepting death is the only sane choice. When hope is gone, further treatment is pointless waste and needless suffering.
The people who are present and responsible have made their decision. That is hard enough on its own; second-guessing them is incredibly insensitive. If you want to help, respect them and their choices.
The guy is in hospice, which means that the family and the doctors have agreed that his disease is beyond treatment and will be receiving only palliative care. More bluntly, the goal has gone from recovery to a comfortable death.
I'm sure you mean well, but at this point the very last thing the family needs is amateur doctoring. They need love, quiet support, and plenty of space to process and accept what is happening.