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  1. clara Says:

    when hospice care was first mentioned for my father i couldn’t stop crying. thanks april. i hadn’t thought of it as changing what we hope for.

  2. April Smith Says:

    Dear Clara,

    I know this is a very difficult time but hospice is a wonderful service and can really help your father as well as you and your family. As hard as it may be, I recommend getting him on hospice as soon as you can.
    One regret I've heard from family members is that they wish they had gotten hospice sooner. Hospice has so much to offer and the longer someone is on hospice the more they can benefit from the many services.
    I'm glad the information I've given has helped. I pray that you find strength to walk with your father on his journey.

    -April

  3. Etta Spencer Says:

    My experience with hospice is that you should only allow them on the scene if you don't care if they (hospice) force a very painful death upon your loved one with massive doses of morphine which robs them of their ability to breath among other things, because that (among other ungodly things)is what they so often,if not always, do. I suggest that if you have a loved one you're considering putting in hospice care that you first type "hospice patients alliance" into your search engine and do some more research before you make a decision you'll later regret.

  4. Georgia Says:

    Etts, I am sadden by your experience with hospice. Not all hospice's are the same, but the philosphy of hospice is the same or at least should be but the way that philosphy is carried are very different. While morphine is used there are many different ways of addressing pain which can still leave some with a quailty of life.

    One example that I have is that we admitted a man into hospice with lung cancer. The day he was admitted his pain level was an 8, with a scale of 0-10, 10 being the worse. I am pleased to tell you that is back working in his yard and garden which he loves to do and is was accomplished with a duragesic patch.

    I totlly agree go the Hospice Patients Alliance, check your local Licensure offices complaints of the hospices in your area. Be very informed of your hospices and always always ask questions, and never accept any thing in stone, "Remember it your CHOICE".

    Hospice is always a choice. and you can change hospices if you do not like the way treatment is going. Get with the doctor about your treatment of the hospice if you have questions. Ask to have family meetings. Make us (hospices) accountable.

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