It depends on what the underlying health problems are. According to Wikipedia he had cancer back in the early 90s. Could be that's back, or maybe he's just 87 and his body is failing. Those who know don't seem to be talking.
My MIL was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in 2017. She responded to the treatment at first, but eventually it took such a terrible toll on her that she said no more. They stopped the treatment and put her in hospice. Her lungs immediately began to fill with fluid, and she was dead the next day. That's what I think of when somebody says "hospice."
God this thread is depressing.
