[TI] URGENT PRAYERS REQUIRED for Tim Balsamo

[M GILL]

Tim is in the hospital.

HE NEEDS OUR PRAYERS.

Just spoke to his cousin  Ginger Capuano and things do not look good.

 Everything has been set for the reunion the last week of September. Tim has delegated  his cousins to go on  with the reunion plans. 

Hospice is a philosophy of care. The hospice philosophy or viewpoint accepts death as the final stage of life. The goal of hospice is to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospice affirms life and does not hasten or postpone death. Hospice care treats the person rather than the disease; it focuses on quality rather than length of life. It provides family-centered care and involves the patient and the family in making decisions. Care is provided for the patient and family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Hospice care is given in a hospital. 


Hospice care is suitable when you no longer benefit from cancer treatment and you are expected to live 6 months or less. Hospice gives you palliative care, which is treatment to help relieve cancer-related symptoms, but not cure the disease; its main purpose is to improve your quality of life. 
 Your doctor decide together when hospice care should begin. 

Madeleine