National Hospice and Palliative Care MonthDon Fletcher

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
To most people, the thought of hospice care is a frightening one, an admission that they or a loved one are at life’s end. Even those in the hospice business admit that there is a stigma attached to the entrance of hospice into a patient’s medical care package. But those same professionals also point out that such thoughts, while to some degree justifiable, are built upon misconception and fear. “I…