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When my father was dying, Hospice helped me understand the process of death. This helped me so much in coping with the unknown elements of his last days and hours. Our hospice nurse was tremendous.

My mother's hospice nurse was aware of the progression of symptoms of her imminent death and brought the family together so that we could be with mom in her last moments.

Hospice offered us support, information and ongoing contact after my parents' deaths. They were available to the whole family in so many ways...

Now, my parents' physician seemed to call hospice in toward the end. In both cases we availed services for less than a week. It would have been nice for me to have had hospice brought in sooner for all they bring to the process practically and spiritually.

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