Taking care of a loved one who is chronically sick or worse, suffering from a fatal disease, can be a difficult, emotionally painful process.
But, thanks to the extraordinary people at Cayman HospiceCare, patients and their families need not have to go it alone.
For many, asking for help is never easy, especially if they have to approach a stranger to do so.
Making that call to the hospice, though, could be the most important thing you can do for the person you love or for yourself.
As one of the palliative care nurses at the hospice so eloquently explained, ‘We are helping people to live with cancer, rather than die with cancer.’
Staff at the hospice work tirelessly, on call 24/7, to help with the medical, spiritual and emotional needs of both patients and families.
They visit patients in their homes, do what they can to make them comfortable, help with their medical needs or simply provide a shoulder to lean on and a friendly ear for their troubles and concerns.
For families of patients, the hospice staff is available to answer any questions, help them get whatever they need for their ill family member and hold their hands and guide them through the draining, frightening world of the chronically and critically ill.
No one wants to confront the possibility of someone they love dying or suffering through a long-term illness.
And that’s what makes the work of the hospice so important.
The nurses are not only well-trained in dealing with all aspects of serious diseases, they are, perhaps more importantly, compassionate, caring, friendly and kind under the most trying of circumstances.
The support they provide is immeasurable and invaluable.
To be a hospice nurse is a calling that few people would be able to answer, but the two palliative care nurses at Cayman HospiceCare have taken on the challenge with grace and a seemingly endless supply of good humour.
No one should have to go through a life-threatening illness on their own. And no one should be afraid to make that call to the hospice for help. Whether the sick person is yourself or your loved one, the assistance of the hospice can make all the difference.
Everyone should be able to enjoy the best quality of life that they can and the hospice is there to help make every day a meaningful one no matter how many or how few you may have left.
But, to be perfectly blunt, the hospice can’t survive without financial help. While these days many are holding out their hands for money and all with good reason, next time you have spare cash, give a thought to this worthwhile organisation.
As a community, we should support the dedicated folks at Cayman HospiceCare for the good work they have done and the lives they will continue to touch.
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