President Carter’s many months on hospice highlight a surprising truth…. Reads like a sales pitch for hospice.
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My wife has been on hospice for 7 months. Their mission statement says their goal is not to prolong life!... but to make what life you have left as comfortable as possible. BUT you can still see regular doctors who try and keep you alive. In our case so far so good. She has improved a lot so far, much of it due to hospice. Hospice provides regular nurse visits, and caregivers if needed. They provide and dispense medication.
Of course, every case is different. ....mileage may vary.
interesting. They took away all my fathers medication outside of pain meds. Withheld food and water. Only water they provided was to moisten his lips. He wasn't given the chance to improve. It was a forced one way street for him. I am glad you had a different experience.
My parents were killed with morphine. My father's was in his drip because he was in hospice in the hospital, My mother's was put on her tongue with a qtip at a hospice facility. They died 6 months apart after being married for 61 years.
I kept my son from seeing his grandmother because he had a cold. I thought there was time for him to get over his cold, and then go see her. When I saw what they were doing to her I was shocked.
As AGoatWithNoHome says, I'm also glad you had a different experience. So all hospices are not the same. I'm warning all you with loved ones, don't just trust the name hospice. Find out what they actually do.
So horrible it’s a death agenda ,, I worked in it for a while many years ago was bad enough then ,,, recently a neighbor. Would have been fine ,, he needed antibiotics for a UTI they refused his meds and let him die. Family are idiots listening to the Drs . I’m so sorry you had to see this and have that memory about your dad ! God bless u Fren and I pray God continues to heal your heart !