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When to Start Thinking About Hospice Care

When to Start Thinking About Hospice Care

by Melanie Herron | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, End of Life Planning, Hospice

When confronting terminal illness and end-of-life planning, making the choice to begin hospice care can seem daunting and fraught with mixed and troubling emotions. Along with common misconceptions about hospice, discontinuing curative treatments in order to improve...
A New Way to Think About Hospice – History and Hospice According to Dr. David Tretheway

A New Way to Think About Hospice – History and Hospice According to Dr. David Tretheway

by Melanie Herron | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, End of Life Planning, Hospice

The idea of a person dying with dignity has surprisingly not been a focal point in healthcare until the 1950s when Dame Cicely Saunders shed light on the fact that people with a terminal illness needed a specialized approach to care. Her vision was for comprehensive...
End of Life Planning – Tips for Starting the Conversation

End of Life Planning – Tips for Starting the Conversation

by Melanie Herron | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, End of Life Planning

Some people put off taxes. Others put off exercise. But a large portion of the population put off end of life planning. End-of-life planning involves considering and preparing for how you would like the moments leading up to and after your death to be.  While our...

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