When I called the family of a new hospice patient, a woman dying of end stage dementia, I spoke with her daughter, Rosie. I told her I planned to visit her mother in the assisted living facility.
“That means the world to me. That makes my day,” she said, thanking me. Family are currently restricted from visiting the facility due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rosie’s mother is declining rapidly, and she is afraid she won’t be able to be with her through her dying process. The truth is, she likely won’t. We expect the virus to outlive her mother’s prognosis.
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