You are welcome. My best friend was a hospice nurse for many years. And when my
mother-in-law got real bad, we called in hospice. Very wonderful people.
Sheila
Christine White wrote:
> Thanks for clarifying that for me Sheila.
> Christine
>
> At 05:45 PM 14/06/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hospice is for terminally ill patients who are no longer seeking treatment.
> >They are a medical team, usually made up of one or two drs, nurses, nursing
> >aids, volunteers, social worker, and a chaplain. They help the family and
> the
> >patient deal with death. They perscribe meds, visit, help with housework,
> >durable medical supplies, and so forth. They do not believe in unnecessary
> >pain, and to them all pain is unnecessary, and most of their patients
> decide to
> >die at home with family and friends. I think they are a wonderful
> >organization.
> >
> >Sheila
> >
> >Christine White wrote:
> >
> >> I'm glad you and your Dad are maintaining your hope. Everyone seems to
> >> react differently to treatment and to the disease itself. How many people
> >> do you know that have long outlived the Dr's predictions? We have many of
> >> them here online with us today. Drs. are basing their predictions on
> >> statistics (that nasty word) which I don't put too much faith in. Only God
> >> knows when it is our time.
> >>
> >> Could you please tell me what hospice is?
> >>
> >> Take care.
> >>
> >> Christine
> >>
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