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Elder-caregivers

CountAllVotes

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9. After my experience with them

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2022, 12:45 PM

Oct 2022

Now you know why I refer to them as HOSPISS!

All they did for me is tell me that my husband was not about to die and that it was up to me to care for him. That was in Feb. 2022.

He was dead on May 12th, 3 mos. later. DEAD!

Hospiss ... yeah right!

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Anyone ever go crazy in front of the hospice people? [View all] Ilsa Sep 2022 OP

No, Luv. We're with you. elleng Sep 2022 #1

I wanted to. blm Sep 2022 #2

Maybe a church group has some friends to assist Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #3

I think that my situation with my father was even worse in 2012. TexasTowelie Sep 2022 #4

I would have thought hospice folk were used to people under extreme stress Skittles Sep 2022 #5

They have been really good up until then. And for Ilsa Sep 2022 #8

In my area they have resperate care for the caregivers. Historic NY Sep 2022 #6

We haven't had respite since July. No facilities available to take her. Ilsa Sep 2022 #7

After my experience with them CountAllVotes Oct 2022 #9