title: The blessing of hospice.
abstract: Hospice care is provided at the end of life. End-of-life care is not discussed until it is needed. The average person knows the term but not what it really means until a terminal diagnosis is made. This article discusses the end-of-life issues faced by our mother and how it affected the entire family. The hospice home our mother lived in during the last 2 weeks and 1 day of her life showcased the best hospice has to offer in terms of physical, emotional, and spiritual support.
authors.affiliation: Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA. ckruschk@regis.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl Ann
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kruschke
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee Leon
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care