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Laurel · 04-05-2012, 07:52 PM

Jessica,

We just lost my father in January. The hospice care givers were wonderful and he died at home as he wished. It was a difficult year and I am only now beginning to mourn my loss such was the intense involvement in caring for him and Mom. Now she is alone and my family is very involved in her care as she had a stoke nearly 8 years ago. Mom is a trouper and we go on without Pop, but feel we did our best in helping him to die.

Remember, Jessica, NO GUILT. Everyone who embraces Hospice care wonders if they made the correct decision. KNOW that you have under the circumstances faced. You are a wonderful, brave, loving daughter and I know your father is as proud and trusting of you as my father was of me.

Bless you.

04-05-2012, 07:52 PM	#22
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: Prayers for my sweet father in hospice~ Jessica, We just lost my father in January. The hospice care givers were wonderful and he died at home as he wished. It was a difficult year and I am only now beginning to mourn my loss such was the intense involvement in caring for him and Mom. Now she is alone and my family is very involved in her care as she had a stoke nearly 8 years ago. Mom is a trouper and we go on without Pop, but feel we did our best in helping him to die. Remember, Jessica, NO GUILT. Everyone who embraces Hospice care wonders if they made the correct decision. KNOW that you have under the circumstances faced. You are a wonderful, brave, loving daughter and I know your father is as proud and trusting of you as my father was of me. Bless you. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....