So, I hope this is something you've heard so many times that it has become annoying and, while meaningful, largely insignificant: I really appreciate your work. Hospice workers were extremely helpful and comforting to my family (and especially my grandmother) when my grandfather died two years ago. I do have a couple of questions, which I hope you are comfortable answering.
Do you - as someone involved in the industry - have an opinion about teaching students about hospice/palliative care (specifically in high school). I took a Bioethics class at my private high school where we read books about medical ethics issues, including the book Dying Well by Dr. Ira Byock. I feel this class had an important impact on my life, but I've often wondered about the opinions of professionals regarding this kind of class.
And, on a more lighthearted note, have you ever had a patient say something completely inappropriate/make a comment about you thinking you had already left? My grandfather had a wonderful, talented nurse who also happened to be quite large. My grandmother was walking her to the door and my grandfather, thinking she was gone, looked at me and said "Isn't that the biggest ass you've ever seen?" I don't think she heard, but she was an amazing woman and I often hope she didn't hear that comment and think we appreciated her any less.
I apologize, this comment was quite long. Thank you for your insight into a largely overlooked part of life.
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So, I hope this is something you've heard so many times that it has become annoying and, while meaningful, largely insignificant: I really appreciate your work. Hospice workers were extremely helpful and comforting to my family (and especially my grandmother) when my grandfather died two years ago. I do have a couple of questions, which I hope you are comfortable answering.
Do you - as someone involved in the industry - have an opinion about teaching students about hospice/palliative care (specifically in high school). I took a Bioethics class at my private high school where we read books about medical ethics issues, including the book Dying Well by Dr. Ira Byock. I feel this class had an important impact on my life, but I've often wondered about the opinions of professionals regarding this kind of class.
And, on a more lighthearted note, have you ever had a patient say something completely inappropriate/make a comment about you thinking you had already left? My grandfather had a wonderful, talented nurse who also happened to be quite large. My grandmother was walking her to the door and my grandfather, thinking she was gone, looked at me and said "Isn't that the biggest ass you've ever seen?" I don't think she heard, but she was an amazing woman and I often hope she didn't hear that comment and think we appreciated her any less.
I apologize, this comment was quite long. Thank you for your insight into a largely overlooked part of life.
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