Cancer is a widespread disease in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2016.
Cancer is a widespread disease in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2016.
When the term hospice care is declared, you may reactively feel a sinking and hopeless feeling. What was once a formidable disease to treat now abruptly shifted to an act of surrendering.
My friend and co-worker died today. She was a hospice nurse who believed that HOsPicE means HOPE and proved it by signing herself up when she was diagnosed with an incurable cancer.
Are you caring for someone with a life limiting illness? Are you so busy going through/doing/tasking/checking items off your "to do" list that instead of shrinking with checks, seems to "grow as you go"?