Florence Schorske Wald has died at age 91. It is probably safe to say she was not a patient of the hospice system that she helped to bring to the United States. She decided to “die peacefully at home.” Had she been treated by hospice, it is unlikely she would have made it to 91…. [Continue Reading]
Image by John Edwards 2008 via Flickr (CNN) — Elizabeth Edwards died Tuesday, after doctors had told her further cancer treatment would be “unproductive.” She was at home, surrounded by people who loved her. Next to picking a life partner or becoming a parent, there isn’t a more personal decision than how to die for… [Continue Reading]
Image via Wikipedia SAN DIEGO — Over the past few decades, hospice care has become a more common choice for people who have a terminal illness. These patients forgo life-prolonging treatments and instead get help to make their final days as comfortable and pain-free as possible. The San Diego Hospice is the only one in the nation… [Continue Reading]
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