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Doesn’t accepting hospice care mean I am “throwing in the towel or simply “giving up”?

April 26, 2017accepting doesn’t hospice mean towel

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Doesn’t accepting hospice care mean I am “throwing in the towel or simply “giving up”?

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Hospice involves acknowledging that most diseases in their advanced form cannot be cured. It does not mean giving up hope. The focus of hope shifts towards helping the patient achieve as much physical comfort given his or her disease as well as a feeling of peace of mind.