Our parish priest is very ill with pancreatic cancer. He is at home, but, declining rapidly.
He is well loved, and, it’s natural that people are concerned and upset. But, for some reason, every time I hear an update about him, I feel much like I did with my own mother. It’s actually involuntary, I don’t […]
I know I talk a lot about hospice care, but, I feel very strongly that everyone should know what hospice is, and, what they do.
The Gibert Guide Blog has a great article, called Hospice: The Interdisciplinary Team that explains what hospice is, and, how all the involved professionals assist patients with their physical, emotional, […]
The always informative Gilbert Guide has an excellent article, 3 Big Misconceptions About Hospice.
It’s important reading, especially if you think you may be a decision maker for someone’s end of life issues. For example, did you know that you don’t have to have cancer to receive hospice care?
There are some things I learned when my […]
I was conversing with a reader about options for eldercare, and, we touched on hospice.
Did you know that hospice care is not limited to patients with cancer? Though many patients do have cancer, hospice care is available to patients with a limited life expectancy, often 6 months or less. For example, my husband’s […]
Much to our surpirse, my mother was moved to the hospice residence today. I say “surprise” because it was just a couple of days ago that she asked them to start the admission process knowing that it would take a couple of weeks to get a bed. Only a bed became available yesterday and they […]
My dad admitted to me today that he wont be able to handle my mother’s care at home once school starts in August (he’s a teacher). So, in the next few weeks, we will be making firm plans to move her to a residential hospice.
I’ve hoped that he would reach this conclusion soon, not because […]
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