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Hospice of Virginia
Thank you so very much for being here to help me with my husband during his illness and passing. Your compassion and advice was so helpful to me, and you taught me a great deal. His team were so good with him and we both thought so much of each one of them. We felt like we had hit the jackpot! I know what you do is extremely difficult, but it’s done with great compassion, empathy and love. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
Hospice of Virginia
Thank you for your support and compassion in helping my mom transition gently. I didn’t know what to expect going in to this and your guidance, support and people helped me every step of the way to have confidence, information and peace of mind to help her pass gently and with dignity in the place she wanted – at home. You helped me know in advance what the stages were going to be and how to do what was best for mom at every one of them. She was never in pain and passed peacefully as she and we all could only pray for. I am forever grateful for all you provided for our family and my mom.
HOSPICE OF VIRGINIA
Crab cakes and companionship.
A patient was faced with the amputation of a leg. She was determined not to lose a limb and so she refused treatment. Around the same time, she was referred to Hospice of Virginia. The patient had a history of being pushed to take medical actions she didn’t want to take and now lacked trust in medical personnel. This made transferring her from the ICU to our hospice a touch tricky. She was worried that any change of rooms was going to actually mean a trip to the operating room to take her leg. She had established some degree of trust with the hospice admissions nurse, but was anxious about the change.
As the chaplain entered the ICU room to prepare for the transfer, she introduced herself, explained the goals and quickly learned that this patient was tough as nails. The chaplain began to talk about the patient’s life story. They were both Richmonders and were able to talk about familiar things such as neighborhoods, work, schools, and church.
As it turned out, the chaplain’s parents were from a town familiar to the patient that was famous for blue crab. This patient went on and on about how she loved those blue crabs!
The chaplain made a call to a friend and asked which restaurant to go to for a 3 PM crab cake. She got the name of a place and during the patient’s first night in her new room she was surprised with a crab cake dinner.
Please fill out our contact us form or call us at 804-281-0451 to learn more about how Hospice of Virginia can help you and/or your loved ones, today. We have hospice offices in Richmond, Tappahannock, Farmville, and Newport News and serve many surrounding counties.