Quote Originally Posted by patientschoice
Intresting points. However, I do not think it would take a nurse or hospice worker to help the terminally ill. We are not doctors, we are a pharmacy. We know their condition, we work with their doctor's advice, we talk them about how they are feeling, and we get clearance from their Dr. to recieve our alternative services such as massage and accupunture.
We just recently had a terminally ill patient pass away from lymphoma cancer and HIV. I massaged him up to his last days. He always felt cared for and welcomed at our clinic. we loved him. I went to his funeral and his family thanked me for helping him feel better in his last days. Am I a nurse? no. Do I have experience in Hospice? no. Do I come from a place of caring? yes.
Sorry to hear the patient passed on. This post made me feel like there are still people around who care about terminally ill people.