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MJo · 06-12-2009, 05:02 PM

I would call and talk with Hospice. It's getting your ducks in a row. I think of hospice as not only making the patient comfortable, but helping the family care for the patient and themselves. I know that some people have improved and left hospice, and some people have been in hospice for more than a year before passing. In fact. I think insurance regs have tightened because people are surviving so much longer in hospice due to new treatments. So talk with hospice.

06-12-2009, 05:02 PM	#8
MJo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, Del. Posts: 1,126	I would call and talk with Hospice. It's getting your ducks in a row. I think of hospice as not only making the patient comfortable, but helping the family care for the patient and themselves. I know that some people have improved and left hospice, and some people have been in hospice for more than a year before passing. In fact. I think insurance regs have tightened because people are surviving so much longer in hospice due to new treatments. So talk with hospice. __________________ MJO IDC, Stage I, Grade 2 Oncotype DX Score 32 Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg. Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins 3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4) 4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well) 36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score) 2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara Finished Femara May 2011