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Message: [QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 5378378, member: 626"] I must've been 11 years old when I heard the word "hospice" for the first time. My parents had come back from visiting gramma in the hospital, and when they walked in the house, my Dad made a beeline for their bedroom & I could hear him sobbing. I asked my Mom what was the matter w/ Dad and she explained that he was sad cause his mother, my Gramma, had been put in hospice and we would only see her again in heaven. In the last 10 years, I've had 2 brothers-in-law, my wife's brother and her sister's husband, in hospice for varying lengths of time. The folks who took care of them are indeed the personification of the word "angels". They comforted us whenever we'd visit and their sole purpose is to selflessly offer their service to folks who are going through an extremely tough time, whether its a prayer, a hug, or a good cry. Call me a big softie but I could not do what they do on a daily basis. God bless them. [/QUOTE]