Hospice: A Terminal Illness

Hospice is often considered a frightening word as people feel that this spells the end of life. Because of this the services which are offered by this unit are not utilized fully and many people suffer without getting the help that hospice can provide. A lot of people could have suffered less and lead a more meaningful life during the end of their days instead of putting up with a lot of emotional and physical agony. Hospice has experts who give the patient a lot of respite from both physical pain and emotional support also. Pain control is one of the major factors in many terminal illnesses and this is handled by experts who make life as comfortable as possible.
Another aspect of a terminal illness is the emotional trauma that a person and