this topic is all to familar for me. i know all quater i have been talking about my job and how i work for hospice so this was an easy read for me.
i have to share a story that happened to me, it has only happened one other time in the 7 years i have worked for hospice. i always feel bad when iu have to bath someone when they are so close to the end. i leave the choice up to the family. in this case there was not any family around and the nurse said to go a head and do what i do. my patient was not in any pain and very limp to work with. there was music in the back ground, irish music for he was an irishman, as i finished the bath he started to have some apnea and as i finished putting his shirt on he stopped breathing. just as he took his last breath the bag pipes came on over the cd player. i opened the window as i do when some one passes and gave him a shave so he looked good for his loved ones.
point being it was a good death and i felt at peace with how peaceful he looked. it is very hard to see and i did feel the loss of his body but knew his soul was free of pain.
i enjoyed this course and wish you all luck in life.
