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Hello goldenretriever- I have been thinking about you recently. I am a new mentor and I wanted to share a bit of my experience with you. I had to call in hospice for both my mother and twin sister. They are wonderful and I agree with @Colleen that they also include family in all decisions. I hope that this season is a magical one, surrounded by all your loved ones. If you can please keep us updated. How are you doing?
@goldenretriever, thank you for returning to the community with your update. While I'm sure this is not the news that you were hoping to tell us, it is comforting to know that you, Jim and your family are being taken care of in hospice care. I say this purposefully since my experience with hospice is that the care there includes the family. One member shared with me that hospice allowed her to be a wife and partner again since hospice took on the role of caregiving. I think that @IndianaScott had a similar experience when his wife entered hospice.
I encourage you to follow the Caregivers group if it might be helpful to you https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/caregivers/tab/discussions/ In particular this discussion:
- the grieving process https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/the-grieving-process/
I'm sending a virtual shoulder to add to the wide circle of support you have from faith, family and friends.