Mackenzie Click-Mickelson
Chugging along the path of life
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The only experiences that I have much knowledge of are ones in which it was designed for end of life care, that doesn't mean it's the only one out there and others have spoken to those but for the ones I've know there was a clear transition from each of the people I knew from continual treatment to now just comfort with the expectation that passing was to be relatively soon.
My grandmother has the shortest timeframe of those I know being in hospice for less than 12 hours before she passed. Prior to that however she was essentially only doing basic functions on a robotic level even just over a week before her passing when I last saw her and has progressed even further than that when she was placed in hospice, she was not cognizant in the least at the point of her going into hospice. She had gone from hospital to physical rehab to longer term treatment care to hospice. I don't think I can adequately give much information on how it was experience wise because she passed so quickly.
Another one was my husband's great aunt who was in hospice for several months having switched there from long-term care.
Another one was my husband's coworker's son who had terminal cancer and they transitioned him to hospice after the experimental treatment (that he had been on for well over a year) stopped working and there was no further treatment deemed possible. He was in hospice for several weeks before passing. From all the posts the stepmother posted he was well cared for while in there.
I do agree with others that not all hospice is equal, much like hospital or care treatment (short or long term) or physical rehab is equal either. But it can be a more emotional investment and thus toll with hospice in particular. I do agree with reviewing any hospice care you would be looking into.
My grandmother has the shortest timeframe of those I know being in hospice for less than 12 hours before she passed. Prior to that however she was essentially only doing basic functions on a robotic level even just over a week before her passing when I last saw her and has progressed even further than that when she was placed in hospice, she was not cognizant in the least at the point of her going into hospice. She had gone from hospital to physical rehab to longer term treatment care to hospice. I don't think I can adequately give much information on how it was experience wise because she passed so quickly.
Another one was my husband's great aunt who was in hospice for several months having switched there from long-term care.
Another one was my husband's coworker's son who had terminal cancer and they transitioned him to hospice after the experimental treatment (that he had been on for well over a year) stopped working and there was no further treatment deemed possible. He was in hospice for several weeks before passing. From all the posts the stepmother posted he was well cared for while in there.
I do agree with others that not all hospice is equal, much like hospital or care treatment (short or long term) or physical rehab is equal either. But it can be a more emotional investment and thus toll with hospice in particular. I do agree with reviewing any hospice care you would be looking into.
