How to Support a Grieving Loved One

How to Support a Grieving Loved One

When someone we love is grieving it’s hard to know how to comfort them or what to say. Our hearts break as we watch them grieve and yet we’re often at a loss as to what we should do to provide comfort. We want to help but we’re scared we’ll say or do the wrong thing...
How to Comfort Someone Who’s Dying

How to Comfort Someone Who’s Dying

Understanding how to provide comfort to someone who’s terminal ill is very difficult. The simple idea of knowing what to say or when to say it causes stress.  Unfortunately, this is a situation that we’ve all experienced or will experience at some point in our lives. ...
What is the Difference between Hospice and Palliative Care

What is the Difference between Hospice and Palliative Care

If either you or a loved one is dealing with a serious illness, then chances are there has been a great deal of discussion around the topic of pain relief, as this becomes a central concern for both the patient and the family.  The terms hospice and palliative care...
How to Select the Best Hospice Care Service

How to Select the Best Hospice Care Service

The objective of hospice care is to give people support throughout the final phase of a terminal illness.  The focus is on comfort and pain management, allowing patients to live out the remainder of their life as fully as possible. When a patient is initially referred...