"used to think hospice people were angels.. but from all the research I've been doing lately, I can see they are death obsessed.."
Well, I may have used "They are angels" the same way Awestruck used "They are death obsessed..." It is broadbrushing and I don't feel that it is at all accurate... I don't know who trained the hospice workers that saw your sister's friend and frankly, if what she said happened EXACTLY as she says it did, there is a majot problem there.
Before Terri Schiavo's case got as public as it did, i honestly had heard nothing but "Thank God for hospice..." and "Hospice helped us so much through one of our toughest times.." And now, it just doesn't sit well with me when I hear "...they're all death obsessed..." after doing "some research"... I'm sure people could do "some research" on the Catholic Church and suddenly priests are "...all pedophiles..." I just don't like the way this is going, we could be up all night debating this.... I mean, Woodside Hospice has been helping and treating how many thousands of people during the toughest times of their lives. Terri Schiavo finds herself there and you seem to feel now that they are of the "death obsessed" variety...
I didn't mean to put those exact words in your mouth, Sun but, I think you see where I'm coming from.... thanks for contributing back to me... :)
Dave
I think I was honest when I said that Laura Ingraham's mom had a good experience at a hospice with her mom, so I did show both sides, so I don't think my brush was that broad.
And yes, my sister has an almost photographic memory (wish I had it), and it did happen EXACTLY that way. I feel that the hospice worker was trained to take away all hope.
But I think we would both agree, that we ought to be very careful about checking out where we leave our loved ones, and monitor both mistakes, and deliberate "mistakes."
For instance, a nurse almost gave my dad someone else meds (many pills), an accident, but thankfully, my mom caught it on time.
We just don't know how many health care workers give a person more morphine than is needed, for the purpose of killing them.
Thoroughly check out all health facilities, be alert, and listen to your gut.