Hospice Care

     Hospice care is end-of-life care provided by health professionals and volunteers. They give medical, psychological and spiritual support. The goal of the care is to help people who are dying have peace, comfort and dignity.  The caregivers try to control pain and other symptoms so a person can remain as alert and comfortable as possible. Hospice care can be given at home, in a hospital, a skilled nursing facility or in a Hospice center.
     Hospice programs also provide services to support a patient’s family, such as education and guidance related to the tasks and expectations as death nears. Although when and how death will occur is not predictable, there are physical signs and symptoms that life is ebbing away.
     Two of the most distressing events for loved ones can be the loss of appetite, and the visions that dying persons sometimes have of those who have already passed on. Knowing what to expect can prepare and reassure those around the dying person that these are normal and natural changes.
     Hopice can assist with planning and care issues. A social worker can help you determine the availability of appropriate community resources, Veterans benefits and other services. The chaplain is available to contact a family’s own pastoral minister, to offer blessing, to counsel and guide and to officiate at a service if so desired. They can also accompany you through the funeral observances. They can also be there during the families grieving process.
~ Rev. Donna Marie Tetreault

This is a valuable organization; to those they have helped, their assistance goes beyond words, their worth is immeasurable. If you would like to know more about them and/or where to find them, go to: www.hospicenet.org.

Quote:
“Grief is like an enormous boulder which must be ground into pebbles. There is no schedule. Each day you do what you can to chisel away at it.” ~ Donna Berger

Serenity Prayer for Grievers
"God grant me the strength to keep moving when I can, the grace to rest when I need to, and the wisdom to know the difference." 

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