Hospice Is Not a Dirty Word
Posted by ngcfounder on April 9, 2014, 7:07 p.m. 4 comments
Hospice is Not a Dirty Word 1. Because it takes the focus off of the disease and puts it back on the human being and the family and loved ones around them. 2. Because it gives families a plan to follow in the face of overwhelming grief and stress. 3. Because the caregivers are passionate about preparing the individual and the family to take the next step in the human journey. 4. Because teaching our children how to care for the dying in a loving and selfless manner will erase their television and video game driven fears about their own deaths. 5. Because we prepare for births, college and marraige and funerals but we fail to prepare for something we all must face at some point. 6. Because everyone deserves a death with dignity and without pain or fear. 7. Because it no longer means you have only a few days to live. Now it means you can have some quality of life no matter how limited your time. 8. Because it does not neglect the physical, spiritual and mental well being of the dying person and those around him or her. 9. Because primary care providers are ill equipped to manage negative symptoms associated with the dying process but hospice physicians are experts. 10. Because it assists in making the wishes of the dying person known and in helping those around him/her honor those wishes. Hospice is a gift, not a dirty word.
Comments
Number 5 is especially true. Well written.
Posted by Larry
Mother, daughter, wife, caregiver
Hospice is God's tender loving hand being extended to those in need. It gives the families hope in a hopeless time. It gives the family and patient a bridge to cross safely over the rushing waters of their own turmoil and terror.
Hospice is a Godsend and those who work for Hospice are God's angels.
Posted by Shea McCarthy Rounsevelle
Items #1 and # 10 in the list speak volumes to the dignity hospice provides to our own humanity. The validation of our lives as relational beings. Hospice Care is a platform for growing up to what we ultimately created be. It opens an opportunity of blessings upon all involved not just the individual needing the focused care.
Posted by Julie Griffin
Hospice is a Gift for Everyone!
Thank you for this beautiful post. Yes, indeed palliative care and hospice are gifts we give to one another as we share this human journey and the furthest shores of life.
Posted by Irene Allison