My friends mother (73) has had copd/emphysema now for 8 yrs & is type 2 diabetic & also has had chf now for a year, she is on oxygen 24/7 the whole 8 yrs she has been diagnosed, she use many inhalers now also, flovent afa 22mg, atrovent fha, serevant disk 50mg, she has edema all over, hands & fingers, puffy face & eyes, she has had glaucoma last Sept. in both eyes, surgery was done, she sleeps most of the day, is house ridden now for 2 yrs, except for trips to the doctors, her other meds are buprofen 900mg, glyburide 2.5mg, lisinoprol 12mg, norvasc 2.5mg, omeprazole 20mg, diprolene cream 60mg, taclonex 60mg, her palm of her hands itch & are jaundice also, she is unable to cook now for herself this past month, is she @ what is called end stage copd/emphysema & chf? she was hospitalized once last Sept. 10 for her copd, she had been going to the doctors often at least once a week & right now has not been, i'm not sure if it's because they stabilized her meds for her or is there something more to not having doctor visits right now, at what point do they tell a person there is nothing more they can do for them except the meds they are taking, how long can a person last with copd & chf (8yrs copd now & 1 yr chf) also type 2 diabetic, will she decline suddenly now?