e-mail address:
hospicerc@triadbiz.rr.com

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Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc
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Grief and Bereavement Care

Spiritual Services activities may be found on the Upcoming Events page for the spiritual services calendar.

If you would like to speak to one of our chaplains, please feel free to call our office at (336) 427-9022.

A note from our Chaplain

    Bland Leebrick, Jr. MDiv., NCBF

    This is the sixth article in a series addressing a caregiver’s responsibilities in caring for a loved one who has a terminal illness and has chosen to die at home.  We have discussed discerning a loved one’s wishes regarding his or her care, becoming knowledgeable about community resources such as Hospice, making the necessary adjustments in the home environment to facilitate care of the patient, involving the different family members so that one person is not burdened with all the care, and practicing self-care by recognizing limits and expressing to others those limits and cultivating physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health with proper exercise, diet, rest, spiritual practices and quiet times.

    Another important aspect of caring for a terminal ill loved one is to recognize that your loved one is still living until his or her death.  Allow your loved one his or her personal autonomy and space.  Seek to affirm the worth and dignity of your loved one.  Don’t speak of your loved one in the past tense but in the present tense.  Be careful of your remarks around a terminal loved one.  Hearing is the last sense to go.

    Persons who have awoken from a coma have been reported being able to repeat comments made around them.  The Golden Rule – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – is an excellent guide.  Treat your dying loved one as you would like to be treated when your time of terminal illness comes.