Losing a family member always creates a hole in the family, which cannot be replaced. I wish you the best. My experience dealing with hospice has not been so compassionate and professional. I agree that when the patient was trying to make the decision to go the hospice route, they were like a cheering team. They encouraged the decision by providing supportive information on what hospice was and the future treatment if they went that direction. Once the decision was make, it was like they were already dead. The physician never saw them again, just got reports from the nurses. Nursing care was greatly reduced. There were no longer updates from anyone on the progress of their medical condition or treatment (pain relievers, what we could expect over the next week, or day). It is good to hear your family member received better care and the family was kept informed.
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Miss Manners- There is also a blessing of the animals on Wednesday morn at 730am at Trinity Episcopal Church, just FYI!
September 27, 2009 at 9:43 p.m.I am sorry for your loss of your family member.
I am interested in knowing when and what time the *Blessing of the Animals* will be and what date at St. Francis?
September 27, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.Losing a family member always creates a hole in the family, which cannot be replaced. I wish you the best.
September 27, 2009 at 1:01 p.m.My experience dealing with hospice has not been so compassionate and professional. I agree that when the patient was trying to make the decision to go the hospice route, they were like a cheering team. They encouraged the decision by providing supportive information on what hospice was and the future treatment if they went that direction. Once the decision was make, it was like they were already dead. The physician never saw them again, just got reports from the nurses. Nursing care was greatly reduced. There were no longer updates from anyone on the progress of their medical condition or treatment (pain relievers, what we could expect over the next week, or day).
It is good to hear your family member received better care and the family was kept informed.