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In reply to the discussion: "But They Are Dying." Hospice physicians like me can't usually offer patients the care they need. - Slate [View all]
lark
(24,932 posts)I have direct personal experience with my dad's and uncles deaths'. When his pain got terribly bad and his confusion out of control, I called the hopsice nurse and we had a family meeting and they offerred 24 hour care to help us and dad - same with my aunt & uncles' family. They gave us morphine patches because dad was struggling to swallow the meds and some anti-anxiety meds which the nurse administered. The nurses who came were wonderful, we and my aunt had 2 per day. My uncle lasted 2 weeks, dad had 5 days of peace. They were a total blessing, especially the one nurse who was an angel and got dad up in his wheelchair so we could enjoy a dinner together. He was so happy! We weren't strong enough to get him proppep up in his chair at the end, he was so weak. But this nurse was really strong and made dad so happy. I can't get over the blessing she was to us.
Anyway, please don't consider your experience with hospice as normal - it was not!
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