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Palliative Care and Hospice Care
Loss & Grief | Last Active: Nov 5, 2023 | Replies (48)Comment receiving replies
@colleenyoung At the end of life, each story is different. Death comes suddenly, or a person lingers, gradually failing. For some people, the body weakens while the mind stays alert. Others remain physically strong, and cognitive losses take a huge toll. But for everyone, death is inevitable, and each loss is personally felt by those close to the one who has died.
It's quality over quantity.
Hospice (medical) and palliative care (emotional & spiritual) allow the family members to be family members. When my mother was dying from stage 4 GBM, I begged for help. I was so busy being the caregiver, the nurse, and the provider that I had no time to grieve and enjoy what little time was left being her daughter.
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I went over that site and disagree in some respects. That site is in<br>Canada. Canada has different practices, as do we in America, or others ing<br>United Kingdom, Norway, etc. have and practice.."<br><br>irvkay312<br>
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Such an important point Dawn. I asked this same question "What does hospice and palliative care mean to you?" in another online community called Virtual Hospice http://bit.ly/29Ql1sC. One member stated “Hospice allowed me to be the caregiver, husband, and champion for [my wife]." It is really hard to be the daughter and the caregiver at the same time.