In praise of hospice
05/19/24 at 03:15 AM
In praise of hospice
JAMA; by James R. Nicholas, MD; 4/24
In this narrative medicine essay, a retired physician describes the kindness, companionship, and skill of the hospice workers who helped his wife and him prepare for her death. ... Joan did what she wanted to do: she, with the help of hospice, made her dying as easy as possible for me and our children. I have the same wish for myself. I doubt if I will achieve it as well as did Joan, but I will have her as a guide. And I hope I will have the kind of hospice team that Joan had.