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1 A After the fact sometimes.
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2 Q And am I correct the goal, then, is to make
3 that person as comfortable as possible until they,
4 unfortunately, pass away?
5 A That is correct.
6 Q So that is why you give them pain medication
7 so they don't feel pain; is that right?
8 A That is correct.
9 Q Now, let's go back to your records in this
10 case and let's go back to, I guess, December 10th,
11 1980.
12 Do you have those records there? We talked
13 a lot about the abdominal girth. That means buildup,
14 doesn't it, abdominal girth, in medical terms?
15 A Yes.
16 Q Was he in pain back in December 1980 when he
17 started to experience this abdominal girth?
18 A Well, pain is a very subjective thing. Pain
19 is one thing to one person and something else to
20 another.
21 He was very uncomfortable. He had