http://bonsaiblog.net/2008/09/12/hospice-care/ I don't care care what you think, as long as it's about me Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bonsaiblog.net/2008/09/12/hospice-care/comment-page-1/#comment-33066 Shelly Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:03:09 +0000 http://bonsaiblog.net/?p=198#comment-33066 Yes, Rifts between family members is sad, but sometimes that is a road that is traveled, whether one wants to travel on it or not. You see, when there is a terminally ill family member, and their needs are not placed as the number one priority, disagreements will ensue. Putting priorities into perspective, that is tough, but relationship risks are there. Providing dignity, compassion, caring, love and understanding for some one that is terminally ill comes with costs, and sometimes those costs are other relationships. But, the priority should always be for the ill person first, mending other relationships will hopefully follow. It is called Hope beyond Hope in my book. The glass is always 1/2 full, until it no longer contains anything. Sometimes Hope is all you have, and that is what you hang on to daily. Keeping that in perspective gives one the will to go on. This lesson in life is one of the hardest, and until one actually steps into that particular caretaker role, you can not ever grasp the magnitude and the need for continued HOPE & Love. Yes, Rifts between family members is sad, but sometimes that is a road that is traveled, whether one wants to travel on it or not. You see, when there is a terminally ill family member, and their needs are not placed as the number one priority, disagreements will ensue. Putting priorities into perspective, that is tough, but relationship risks are there. Providing dignity, compassion, caring, love and understanding for some one that is terminally ill comes with costs, and sometimes those costs are other relationships. But, the priority should always be for the ill person first, mending other relationships will hopefully follow. It is called Hope beyond Hope in my book. The glass is always 1/2 full, until it no longer contains anything. Sometimes Hope is all you have, and that is what you hang on to daily. Keeping that in perspective gives one the will to go on. This lesson in life is one of the hardest, and until one actually steps into that particular caretaker role, you can not ever grasp the magnitude and the need for continued HOPE & Love.

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