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Agape Hospice and its sister company, LTC Health Solutions, provide comprehensive end of life care to individuals and their families in a compassionate, faith-based and dignified environment. Agape’s program not only gives patients with serious illnesses a means of managing their pain but also teaches them how to cope with their illness. It treats the […]
“There is a misconception out there that when hospice is called, all hope is lost,” said Katherine DuPre, a social worker at PruittHealth Hospice. “That is simply not true. It’s just that hope has to be redefined.” DuPre recalled a memorable patient of hers: “I remember working with this one gentleman who was given a […]
Sheri Stewart, the director for Hands of Hope Pediatric Comfort and Palliative Care, headquartered in Spartanburg, said that many people question her when she tells them what she does for a living. “People tell me all the time that I must be very strong to work in pediatric hospice,” Stewart said. “I tell them that […]
Hospice focuses on improving the quality of life, providing comfort care and allowing the patient time to be with family members while being cared for in a respectful and dignified manner. Approximately two thirds of patients who could benefit from hospice services never choose to receive hospice care. Too few people understand what hospice is […]
After being raised by her grandparents and suffering the heartache of having two grandmothers with dementia, Cindy Williams, an accountant, decided it was time for a change. “I came to a place in my life where I realized that no one cares how much plastic costs,” she said. “I wanted to make a difference.” Williams […]
It’s a daunting decision. As a caregiver, it’s not easy to come to the realization that you need outside help with your loved ones as they battle a chronic condition. There’s guilt, there’s fear, there’s worry and, on top of all of that, there’s tension that you won’t choose the right caregiver – someone that […]