 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Dear Michelle,
When my father was dying the hospice people were very helpful in helping me to understand the process. They provided other caregiver support services such as grief counseling and education. Taking the mystery out of it was important.
My Dad didn't want to be alone either so I arranged to have people there with him 24/7 (including myself). It was especially hard for me as I saw myself there in his place and death isn't always what we see on TV or in the movies.
Helping your sister is a spiritual gift that will give back to you your entire life.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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