It was probably the best thing to happen to my dad the last month (and more so

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Jul 22, 2021
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The best thing for my mom trying to take care of him)

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DiamondMo

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The stigma surrounding hospice care needs to go away. Was just told by a family

fredetteaboutit13

7/22/21 12:55pm

True. “Hospice” does not always mean “imminent death.”

Hawk in the 303

7/22/21 12:57pm

Amen. It is straight up cruel to withhold these resources from your end of life family members.

Virginia Ute

7/22/21 12:59pm

I haven't heard good reasons not to use it. We are grateful my mom got hospice.

'92Coug

7/22/21 12:59pm

I’ve also had family think it means assisted suicide. Lots of misconceptions out there.

KingDave

7/22/21 1:00pm

The amount of times I’ve had to explain to patients and families that we aren’t

fredetteaboutit13

7/22/21 1:01pm

We had to have a very long discussion with my father that not putting a feeding tube in my mother did not mean we were

SpiffCoug

7/22/21 1:06pm

I support that too

Backcountry

7/22/21 2:01pm

I didn’t even know that there was stigma with hospice care

cheezedawg

7/22/21 1:07pm

People are constantly declining hospice for their loved ones because they think

fredetteaboutit13

7/22/21 6:08pm

It was probably the best thing to happen to my dad the last month (and more so

DiamondMo

7/22/21 1:13pm

Having watched my father die, and the love that the hospice nurse showed, I

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

7/22/21 1:20pm

Hospice was excellent for my mother and uncle.

UpperCirqueUte

7/22/21 1:25pm

What made you think it was the hospice stigma? Maybe they just didn't want

EEcougar

7/22/21 1:32pm

My mom was never charged a penny for hospice service...I think it's a government

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

7/22/21 1:35pm

Many insurances cover hospice because once you go on hospice, you really don't go to the hospital anymore.

SpiffCoug

7/22/21 1:38pm

Well, both were on medicare. My dad was 82.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

7/22/21 1:44pm

Medicare covers it 100%. Only charge you'd have is respite care which is only

jreid191

7/22/21 2:31pm

He had Medicare. They fully understood that there was no charge.

fredetteaboutit13

7/22/21 1:47pm

An opposing view...

Eggguy

7/22/21 2:51pm

Sorry to hear about your mom. That’s such a unique situation

fredetteaboutit13

7/22/21 3:18pm

I was an ICU nurse for a bit and watching people rot away while their estranged

Backcountry

7/22/21 6:17pm

I believe the stigma comes from the idea of the family giving up on a loved one

Powerbait DPM

7/23/21 4:29am

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