Hospice From My Point Of View
If you are new here Friday December 22 my Mom had a massive heart attack. I decided to write about my journey, wait, my Mom’s journey? Well, however we classify it. This is a Hospice story from my point of view, Helen’s daughter. This is the 5th of 5 posts about our Hospice experience. On Day 4 of Hospice Care at 3:45 am December 29th my Mom passed away. I had a ‘feeling’ when it was time for bed and that she was slipping away. So I pulled up a chair and stayed by her bed holding her hand and talking to her as she passed away. It was peaceful. Mom is pain free now. I would still 100% do it all over again. I would actually do it a few days earlier if I had do-overs. I’ve told you before Hospice is FANTASTIC! Mom passed away at around 3:45 in the morning and a Hospice nurse was dispatched at 4 in the morning, from 50 miles away to confirm Mom’s passing. After that Hospice continued to do everything for me. Made all the phone calls and arrangements. The men dressed in suits and ties from mortuary arrived for Mom.…
My Perspective On Hospice
If you are new here Friday December 22 my Mom had a massive heart attack. I decided to write about my journey, wait, my Mom’s journey? Well, however we classify it. This is a Hospice story from my point of view. This post was written on the 28th of December. Day 4. At 3:45 am December 29th my Mom passed away. I had a ‘feeling’ when it was time and that she was slipping away. I stayed by her bed holding her hand and talking to her as she passed away. It was peaceful. Mom is pain free now. I will continue my string of posts about her care for a few more days, I think. Hospice has been and WAS the best option for ME and for MY family. Like I said yesterday, before Christmas Day I had no idea what Hospice really meant except maybe a movie version. Silverado Hospice allowed me to bring Mom home and let her pass at home with the people that love her the most. The day we brought her home, the 26th of December Mom smiled a real smile. Because of the tubes in her throat before she hadn’t been able to…
Three Convincing Reasons Why Your Family Needs to Vacation in San Antonio With an RV
Think vacationing in an RV is out of your reach? Think again! From buying new or used RVs to renting them on sites like Outdoorsy, it’s easier than it has ever been before to pack up the whole family and hit the road in an RV. If you’ve never stayed in an RV, though, you may feel intimidated. Just because you haven’t done something before doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give it a try! Here are four convincing reasons why you should vacation in San Antonio in an RV. You’ll Save a Ton of Money When it comes to vacationing with family, things can get expensive fast. And the more family members you’re traveling with, the more expensive it’s going to get. Traveling in an RV is a good way to keep costs down. That’s because there are a number of ways you can save money when you travel in an RV: Hotel costs: Hotels can cost $200 or more each night. Parking in an RV Resort can cost less than $20. Renting an RV is an especially good idea if you would otherwise have to rent more than one room to accommodate everyone in your party. Food: With a mobile…
In Praise Of Silverado Hospice
There is no change in Mom’s condition. She is comfortable. Sleeping most of the time. Her breathing is very shallow at this point and she is opening her eyes less frequently today. But like the granny in the movie The Croods STILL ALIVE!! I’m going to start sounding like I WORK for Silverado Hospice!! I’m just so impressed and grateful to the people that have come into our lives these last 4 days I want to share my experience. Yesterday’s post I talked about what Hospice care is through my eyes. I don’t work for Silverado, I had truthfully never even known they existed until Christmas Day, let alone have any inkling of an idea of what they did. (Except, remember the fantasy idea I had, just read yesterdays post) Yesterday afternoon Mom WE had two more visitors. Our family is assigned a Social Worker. (When I first heard Social Worker I immediately thought … I dunno state worker? Like am I going to lose custody of Mom if they don’t like what I am doing? What if the house isn’t clean? AND it ISN’T! What if…. ) But that’s not the case. The Social Worker actually works for Silverado she…
