A Companion for the Hospice Journey: Thoughts on Life’s Tough Decisions

Any discussion about hospice includes the words most prefer to avoid or ignore: dying, death, and grief. In A Companion for the Hospice Journey, readers are invited into that uncomfortable subject. Nearly half of the deaths in the United States (in 2017, over 2.7 million died) will take place with the support of hospice. Which means, right now, there are a lot of people facing choices related to the end of their lives. Those choices also include the family and friends providing care during an overwhelming time. And, with every next death, there are many grievers missing and mourning a loved one. Too many people don’t know what their choices are, and too many tough decisions are made with little or no knowledge about hospice care. A Companion for the Hospice Journey offers support for those decisions.