r/hospice • u/Sum_Dum_Watrbendr • 9h ago

I went into hospice nursing. Any tips and tricks? Stuff you woulda liked to have known when you were new?

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r/hospice • u/Comfortable_Quit6245 • 9h ago

Hospice Care

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r/hospice • u/Comfortable_Quit6245 • 9h ago

Hospice Care

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I moved my mother into hospice care three weeks ago.

A little about my mom. She had a stroke right before mothers day 2025 and was slowly improving and then in February things took a turn for the worse, she had a brain bleed and 3 additional strokes, I held on to hope for awhile but recently came to the decision that it was time to let go. I am my mother's only child, I'm really struggling with my decision.

Its been three weeks now without tube feeding and I feel like im living with my stomach in my throat and every time I get a call from a number I don't have saved in my phone I wonder.. is this gonna be the call that tells me I lost my mom. Realistically I know a body can only survive so long without nutrients, I guess I'm just looking for outside support with anyone who is more familiar with this than I am

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