[United Kingdom] After tragedy, NJ doctor finds renewed purpose working—and living—at a hospice
[United Kingdom] After tragedy, NJ doctor finds renewed purpose working—and living—at a hospice
My Central Jersey - NorthJersey.com; by Scott Fallon; 11/14/24
Even though she was on hospice care for terminal cancer at a New York hospital, Sandy Cattani’s last days were marred with pain and suffering. At one point, she began flailing so much in her hospital bed that her husband, Dr. Charles Vialotti, and other family members had to help hold her arms and legs down. This is not how any patient should die, Vialotti thought. He ought to know, having helped pioneer hospice care at three New Jersey hospitals. About a year after Sandy's death, Vialotti took the unusual step of moving into the Villa Marie Claire hospice in Saddle River, where he has spent 14 years attending to the terminally ill.