| Re: When do you know it's time to call Hospice?
I can totally understand your concern...I truly believe that my husband might have passed even sooner if he had done chemo...
however...what I decided is that I have to let him do this the way he wants...I told him...if you want to go thorugh treatment and try we will do that...if you dont..then I wont push you. His oncologist was kind of the same...I think she realized it wouldnt help that much but if he wanted to try...she would support that as long as she could see it wasnt hurting him...
but he was too sick and I dont think he wanted to risk...waht quality he had..
he hated the whole medical thing and drs... he was happy to be at home with me during the last months and just having the nurse come by 1-2 times a week to check on him....
I think that is a good idea to speak with hospice and get all your options.you could also look into palliative care..this is similar to hospice but you can do this while still pursuing treatment..I am sorry you are having to deal with all of this... it certainly isnt easy...and it makes you feel pretty helpless... like I said in my case the only thing I could actually do is respect what he wanted..no matter what..and make him as comfortable and happy as I could.
strength to you and your family
Cindy
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