They all feel that the end of life is a sacred time and then it’s such an honor for them to be able to take care of people at that time and be allowed into their home, into their intimate circle with their family, that they often feel they become part of the family. And that’s how they are perceived.
Esi Sey is Chaplain at Angels Grace Hospice in Ilinois. This is a special calling, a “ministry” for her even though it’s not a church. She hopes she can always be there to help people with spiritual comfort.
Aracely Rios, Clinical Director, talks about some of the myths surrounding hospice care.
Tracy Miliauskas-Varak, RN explains that one of the qualifications for hospice is your prognosis and your life-limiting expectancy.
To Saul, life is not about the “Survival of the Fittest”, but the “Survival of the Kindest.” Showing kindness and compassion to those less fortunate than you is the way to be.
Transcript: Oftentimes family members will ask, “Why hospice now?” Hospice in itself is a very intimidating word and families oftentimes have mixed emotions when approached about hospice services. Hospice is appropriate for someone who is facing an end of life type situation, um, or they’ve been given a diagnosis either, …
Michele Sotelo considers herself a paramedic of hospice, supporting families in their time of need in a crisis; they are having difficulty with symptom management; at time of death; or the patient has had a fall and is injured.
Kimberly Mills, PhD, is the Volunteer Coordinator at Angels Grace Hospice in Illinois. She recruits and trains volunteers (many of them young pre-med students) to sit with the patients. She has been with Angels Grace for 5 and a half years, and has trained many volunteers.
