Experience with Hospice - Page 4

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

My FIL walked in the hospital & left in a wheelchair. They sent him home. Hospice came in to set up bed in the home. After a few days they started giving him morphine daily raising the dose until he was gone in about a month.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

I'm sorry you're having to go through this, it isn't easy. Hospice is a Godsend. They are angels.

alicedee · ‎07-25-2010

Yes, for both of my sisters. Hospice was great...they took care of all the details, and made sure their last days were free of terrible pain. For patients who have a religious belief but might not have a priest/minister they know, they will arrange for someone to come visit them. When they passed away, we just called them and didn't have to do anything else until the funeral plans were made.

They also provided a grief support group for family who was interested, and sent me little books with inspirational and helpful guidelines throughout the following year.

After seeing how they handle things, I would not hesitate to ask for Hospice care for myself when the time comes. Once you know you can't get better....why continue to suffer? Nowadays you can't get the pain medication needed until you are in Hospice care....I learned that with my sister's cancer. No one wanted to be the one responsible for prescribing enough to help her (she died 6 months after being diagnosed with gall bladder cancer....it wasn't like she had a long history of using pain meds).

Your Mom and all of you are in my prayers.

kare29 · ‎07-03-2018

My mother was under Hospice care after suffering a stroke nineteen years ago. You could not ask for a more caring group of people. They were there for my mother and also provided much needed emotional support to me and my family.

My thoughts are with you and your family.--Karen

WildFlowerUnicorn · ‎07-21-2019

I am so sorry. My Mom went with hospice when she was dying of lung cancer a couple years ago. They were special people and kind and supportive to her and our family. They were a God send like others said here. I leaned on them the most for support because I was so devastated. Others coped better than me. God Bless You and Your Family.

tobes · ‎08-02-2010

@conlt Hospice will be beneficial for you as well as your mother. You will know that you did everything possible to make your mother's life bearable. You will have no regrets. God keep your mother comfortable as she takes leave of her wonderful life.

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

@Bird mama Thank you for praying for my mother and our family for so long. Yes, she took a bad fall on Dec 2nd, and that was the downfall for her. Thank you so much. I greatly appreciate you.

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

Well, I signed my mother up into Hospice today.Thank you for all of your kind words. I have FMLA all set-up at work and tomorrow I will notify them that I am on leave. My mom was awake today, we had a good day with all of her immediate family there. I brought my Sheltie, Halo, for support and that was nice. Mom always loved Halo and Halo loves her.

The Hospice that I chose will take care of mom in the assisted living and at end they will provide a LPN or an aide 24 hours. That way we will not have to transfer her to an institutional Hospice.