Hospice Comfort, Care, Compassion. Patricia Corrigan.
by Corrigan, Patricia; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 69Family. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Hospice care | Pain -- Treatment | Terminally ill -- Home careDDC classification: 050 Summary: "When you enter hospice care--you are eligible when your doctor says you have six months or less to live--you agree, bluntly speaking, to let nature take its course. You reject or stop all 'extraordinary measures' to cure or retard the disease that seems destined to take your life. You leave behind the high-tech methods used in hospitals to prolong life. You embrace the idea of a quiet, natural death that comes after you've strengthened connections with family members and friends." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article highlights the end-of-life care provided by hospice.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Hospice Comfort, Care, Compassion, July 12, 2004; pp. HF1+.
"When you enter hospice care--you are eligible when your doctor says you have six months or less to live--you agree, bluntly speaking, to let nature take its course. You reject or stop all 'extraordinary measures' to cure or retard the disease that seems destined to take your life. You leave behind the high-tech methods used in hospitals to prolong life. You embrace the idea of a quiet, natural death that comes after you've strengthened connections with family members and friends." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article highlights the end-of-life care provided by hospice.
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