Settling into Hospice and then it's over

21 Nov 24 

Mom is out of the hospital, back at Eventide and Hospice care is in full swing.  I have gotten phone calls and had in person conversations with a few Nurses and Care Team people with Ethos Hospice.  They are all very kind and caring and really want to know how they can serve us best.  They are interested in Mom, where she came from, what she liked to do and who she is.  It feels like a waiting game, that we are just waiting for her to die, but yet at the same time, not wanting her to die.  Tonight, I am taking Dad to a grief support group at my church.  I plan to go with him tonight but would like him to go alone after this.  He needs to feel free to say things that he may not want to say around me. Ethos has also indicated they will provide services to Dad to help with his grief and anxiety. 

Jan 9th 25

I wanted to Blog a lot more, but things went downhill fast, and mom entered Heaven's Gate on December 18th.  The staff at Eventide, and the staff with Ethos Hospice were amazing and along with everyone else in our lives, we journeyed through this together. Her service was beautiful with all of her family there. The family was together for a few days, sorting memories and making new ones.  Our prayers were answered in that she didn't ever have pain and Lisa and Ross made it here before she died. 

Dad is working through his grief, that will be an up and downhill battle as he learns to live life with his new normal.  Hospice is providing grief support and he has much support through his church and the Griefshare group he started at my church and is continuing at another church. He still works at Menards several mornings a week and volunteers at the Dakota Boys Ranch Thrift Store in West Fargo.