Thursday, January 15, 2015

Review: The Journey Home, Stories of Compassion and Inspiration from AseraCare Hospice


The Journey Home, Stories of Compassion and Inspiration from AseraCare Hospice
The Journey Home, Stories of Compassion and Inspiration from AseraCare Hospice by John Ross

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



This is not a book I set out to read, but my mother is 99 and has recently been accepted for hospice care. One of the caregivers at her nursing home gave me this book and I read it while sitting beside my mom in the nursing home. The book is not intended to give the financial or medical aspects of end of life care, although sometimes it touches on them, but it is more an affirmation that this is an important part of life and that it can be comforting and not just distressing. The biggest plus for me is that it is filled with people and their stories. Each story is a bit different, but they add up to a supportive whole. My mother has entered hospice care when she is very severely affected by dementia, so she can't make any of her own decisions. I have been making a lot of her care decisions for the past few years, as her health care and financial power of attorney. This book is a support for the more personal aspects of care - emotional and religious. I found it worthwhile and comforting.



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