I started Hospice at home, prayers and emotional support appreciated. UPDATE: Our Beloved Monkey Flower Has Passed - 7 April 2020 - ljs

Hang in there Dear!

MONKEYFLOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm sorry but i just saw your email, i replied and then found out i can't reply. so send me an email to chunkysound@yahoo
and i'll talk to you that way. so sorry for not seeing your email :(

Hello GLP Family

I just spoke with my hospice angel nurse. Some of my meds are on the way and will be here tomorrow. The rest of my meds will be here on Thursday.

As far as right now, my hospice CNA (hygiene) angel will be here every other day and a hospice angel nurse will be here every other day as well, so I will see someone everyday. Unless or until differently I am good with that.

My regular hospice angel nurse will be under self quarintine, as her son is ill and has 6 of the 7 symptoms of the virus. She will be back in 2 weeks unless she becomes ill. Please pray for them. Also those of us in hospice need of hospice angels, and I love her and I am of course worried about both she and her son. I pray for everyone effected by the virus from hell.

All other hospice care I receive will, if can be, be done by phone. I met with hospice clergy by phone today, and that was nice.

I hope everyone is well and I send love, light and prayers to everyone. You are all helping me stay sane in a world that doesn't seem sane at all right now. I may be back later to write more, but I really hope I can just call asleep soon.

monkeyflower and kitty...Kitty is enjoying being on my lap and playing with ribbon she received by delivery today.

...Kitty and I are listening to Dire Straights, Sultans of Swing...next up, Coltrane...thanks, rewind!!!

Last Edited by monkeyflower on 03/17/2020 11:39 PM

Good morning monkey.
Be safe as you can.

Much love to you and yours.

As long as the mail runs, your good on RSO.
If the mail stops we'll find a way to get it to you.

Good morning my beautiful Flower!


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Good morning monkeyflower! We may be helping you stay sane, but you are doing the same for me. When I clicked into this thread, I thought that finally I get to go to a nice thread. You are like a breath of fresh air.

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Good morning Sunshine! For the new day to be a blessed one.

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wait for it!

check you out later Lady (rebel)

They are so beautiful and cute!

Sending some upbeat vibes your way beautiful Flower..



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See that Kitty tapping her feet to the beat.. not long before she starts to dance and play some air trumpet..

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Okay, one more for the road...



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See that rat dancing with Stan & Ollie! Epic!!

Last Edited by InterMezzo on 03/18/2020 04:28 PM

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Minkeyflower asked me to post what exactly hospice is, or at least supposed to be according to a nurse with years and years of hospice experience.

First. Hospice is not a death sentence. A person can be on hospice for YEARS, yes years.

I believe that people need to understand hospice.
Yes. It’s is a business because medicines, therapeutic devices, professional disciplines from all different areas of healthcare are required to provide the best holistic approach to someone’s life passing and that does cost money.

There is a lot that goes into the “health care” of a person. I think that phrase should be replaced with “whole being care”, because that is what hospice is. Hospice treats the person rather than the disease and focuses on quality of life.
Hospice surrounds the patient and family with a team consisting of professionals who not only address physical distress, but emotional and spiritual issues as well. Hospice care is patient-centered because the needs of the patient and family drive the activities of the hospice team.

I know first hand from my own nursing, that people can be in hospice for many years. I have seen hospice literally help cure people that were diagnosed with things that helped defy medical odds. I have seen hospice give autonomy to people and allowing a person to enjoy their last moments instead of worrying about pain, financial affairs, etc.

Hospice is paid for completely through alot of Medicare plans and it also absorbs a lot of costs that once were the patient’s responsibility now becomes the hospice’s cost.

As with any business, there are good and bad providers, and it is up to people to kind of do their homework, ask friends of experiences or talk to a health care provider you trust.

But nonetheless, it is a benefit that goes unused a lot and I hate to see people not utilize something that is paid for, beneficial and a chance for a quality of life based on fear or misconception.

Thank you for all the information

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so I am going to bust this wide open.. with well, sorry no not sorry.. it is needed!