Originally posted by Laura's Babies
Tell Dennis, that the family spending time with this Dad after he is gone will help more than you would believe, is was so healing for us.

I can not say enough about Hospice! Those are some wonderful people and they are THERE when you need them the most. They are there for the family as much as for the ill person.
Laura: I agree! Dennis and I both lost our moms three years ago. I was able to be alone with my mom and the hospice nurse at her last hours. My dad could just not bear to see her die and I honestly think she was waiting for me to get to Texas because once dad went home, I only had about two hours with her and she passed so peacefully. I climbed on the bed with her and even though she was deeply comatose, I talked, read Scripture, prayed and sang to her until she was gone. Keeping one hand on her chest, I would feel her breathing stop and held my own breath each time until that final time and just felt peaceful joy when she was gone I think her hospice nurse was an angel in disguise as she gave me suggestions of things mom might need to hear from me and she was right. As an RN, I knew some of the right things to do but had very little death experience and that hospice nurse was amazing. I also sat with mom after she was gone, helped the nurse prepare her for the funeral home to come and then called my dad so he could have time with her and not have to see the funeral folks come. He never was at peace but is still working on it.