tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post1572313626406206020..comments2024-03-12T08:14:06.224+00:00Comments on Kent Today & Yesterday: My longest walk (yet) and why I'm doing itLights 2 Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383019714425986128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-17486437444146029752012-08-07T01:32:38.685+01:002012-08-07T01:32:38.685+01:00Excellent post! I'm an American physician and ...Excellent post! I'm an American physician and an avid supporter of hospice/palliative care. I think the negative connotations stem from a basic lack of acceptance among the general public and, unfortunately, some health care professionals, that death is an inevitable part of life. In my experience (and I have had personal experience with hospice when my mother-in-law was dying last summer), there seems to be too much emphasis on quantity of life, as opposed to quality of life. People don't realize how awful it is to die in an intensive care unit, confined to a bed and hooked up to a ventilator, and very much alone. Hospice/palliative care provides a valuable and often under-rated service: death with comfort, companionship, and dignity.<br />Read more at http://www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/hospice-what-does-this-word-mean-to-you#46sf8g95mdecTdUl.99Helena Fortissimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038388794311046455noreply@blogger.com