For a long time, all that most people would think about when it came to terminal illness was pushing people to fight to live for as long as possible. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies have been under constant pressure to come up with new things to try, even when those treatments might only buy a few days or weeks of additional time for a patient. Even worse, though, was the fact that these treatments often meant that someone would merely spend a little bit more time in agony before their body actually gave out. This led to a recognition that there is sometimes a point where it makes sense to stop fighting and to instead focus on making the final weeks of life as comfortable as possible.
A good program for Home Hospice Care focuses on what the patient wants and what the program can do to make sure that this will be possible. Some patients just want to make sure that they have adequate treatment for their pain so that they won’t suffer. Other people have children, and are anxious to make sure that they are as functional and alert as possible during that time so that they can grab onto one last chance to guide their children and to make good memories with them.
There isn’t a single formula for what death should look like. Providers of Home Hospice Care have to listen to what their patients and the families around them are saying, so that they can help to modify medication dosages and to suggestions for other household and lifestyle adjustments that will help to make the situation work well for everyone who is involved. This makes it a difficult job, but also one that is always challenging and rewarding.
Serenity Hospice & Palliative Care takes pride in providing people with the chance to have as much control over the way that they live their final days as they did for all the days that came before that. They respect every individual’s preferences and beliefs, and provide home care options because they feel strongly that it’s important to allow patients to remain in an environment where they are comfortable and loved. Get in touch with us for more INFO!
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