Hospice

the long version

Education in the community is vital since the purpose of hospice is misunderstood so often. There are mixed messages circulating because of the few states in America that allow physician-assisted suicide. Most of the time there are two sides to every issue. This is one time there is not. Hospice is not about physician-assisted suicide. The six-month criteria for hospice care are an opinion of the medical community in order to meet the criteria for such expensive services to be provided often at 100 percent coverage. Hospice attempts in every way possible for each person diagnosed with a terminal illness ---- regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, religion, or financial status ---- to complete their journey with the greatest comfort, at home, surrounded by family and friends. Home is wherever the patient lives. Hospice nurses will go everywhere to care for patients. The key word here is care, not kill. The most difficult thing in understanding hospice is not only the diagnosis but the journey that follows. The journey is comfortable, at home, and without pain. Hospice provides quality of life for your remaining journey on earth. A time to be born and a time to die. Man does not decide life or death; that is God's profession. One of the greatest gifts from God is free will. God will place the opportunity in our path, but we must choose to do the right thing. Remember time is a commodity more precious than gold, always. Once it is gone, it cannot be earned or given back. We must spend it wisely with those we love. This material will help you turn the fear and pain of losing someone into a memorable, even joyous event for the family and friends to cherish and pass on with each generation to follow. -- Provided by publisher, taken from cover.