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[*** CADEE @Cadee2719 wrote:I read the article by Marina Walker as it was similar to my experience. I feel that caring for your loved one in hospice care at home is a double edge sword. He is there with you 24/7 allowing you the opportunity to love and care for him and to show him how much you truly care. Yet, you are watching him slowly die and suffer more and more each day. It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but I would not allow him to go to a facility to be cared for by strangers. I felt that I had spent 61 years with him and I would be with him during his final hours of life. Many times we would just sit and talk and hold hands and sometimes laugh about silly things or play country music that he would sing along with. Those are the memories that I try to focus on. Everyone is different, each situation is different and there is no right or wrong. We each do what we feel is right for us. Death is final, suffering is hard to watch, loss of a loved one hurts, grief is a part of us that ebbs and flows and we continue to move forward taking One Step at a Time. Thank You Nicole for bringing this article to us. โค๏ธ ***]
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I read the article by Marina Walker as it was similar to my experience. I feel that caring for your loved one in hospice care at home is a double edge sword. He is there with you 24/7 allowing you the opportunity to love and care for him and to show him how much you truly care. Yet, you are watching him slowly die and suffer more and more each day. It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but I would not allow him to go to a facility to be cared for by strangers. I felt that I had spent 61 years with him and I would be with him during his final hours of life. Many times we would just sit and talk and hold hands and sometimes laugh about silly things or play country music that he would sing along with. Those are the memories that I try to focus on. Everyone is different, each situation is different and there is no right or wrong. We each do what we feel is right for us. Death is final, suffering is hard to watch, loss of a loved one hurts, grief is a part of us that ebbs and flows and we continue to move forward taking One Step at a Time. Thank You Nicole for bringing this article to us. โค๏ธ
My husband was in and out of nursing homes under the guise of physical therapy ..He wanted to spend his final days at home and i made dam sure this was done if only for the 3months and seven days as he was on hospice..This is the best decision I ever made in his interest..Yes it was hard and draining on me but I don't have any regrets..We were married 63 years ..Our adult children and grandchildren/great grandchildren got the chance to visit with him before he passed..He was so happy to have them visit...We all miss him terribly but have happy memories of what was...