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Hospice - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 19th Dec, 2005 - 12:53am
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Hospice
When someone has a terminal disease and may be at the end of their life, there is a type of care known as "hospice" to facilitate this final stage.
From the American Cancer Society:
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| Hospice is a philosophy of care. The hospice philosophy recognizes death as the final stage of life and seeks to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospice affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death. Hospice care treats the person rather than the disease; it emphasizes quality rather than length of life. It provides family-centered care involving the patient and family in making decisions. Care is provided for the patient and family 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Hospice care can be given in the patient's home, a hospital, nursing home, or private hospice facility. Most hospice care in the US is given in the home, with a family member serving as the main hands-on caregiver. Hospice care is appropriate when you can no longer benefit from curative treatment and life expectancy is, at most, no longer than 6 months. You, your family, and your doctor decide together when hospice services should begin. If your condition improves or the disease goes into remission, you can be discharged from the hospice program and return to active cancer treatment, if desired. Hospice care may be resumed at a later time. |
https://www.cancer.org
Hospice is often staffed by volunteers, is funded by donations, and in general is a huge blessing to grieving families.
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Farseer,
I am taking a course presently in my studies called Anthropology of Death which is basically a Death and Dying/Life and Living class. The teacher of it is very well-known for her work with grieving children and adolescents and we are learning a lot -- A LOT about hospice. It is an amazing program that I don't think I have the talent to be a part of in any way other than to be awed by it.
I've just spent yesterday and today with this amazing woman and I know I will be a better person for simply having had her in my life. It was extraordinary. Thank you for the post.
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