melissa bonito Review of Connecticut Hospice
The worst time of my life and this was a horrid ex...
The worst time of my life and this was a horrid experience. I am 37 years old I was the sold caregiver to my husband (43). He was diagnosed in 11. The cancer spread to his bones dx sept 13, he passed away Jan 18,2014.
My husbands last visit to smillow was on jan 16th. The doctors told him he had four more months to live. He was my soul mate my everything I was crushed. Smillow called in hospice. The head nurse came the following day to do the paperwork and evaluate the situation. I asked her several times will you or one of your nurses please let me know when we are very close to the end? We have two children and I wanted to be prepared and to prepare them as best I could. Knowing he would die in our home. She assured me that they knew almost to the hour when someone is going to pass.
They ordered us a hospital bed and had it delivered. We put the hospital bed in our livingroom. Later that evening I carried my husband by myself from our bedroom to the hospital bed. I stayed awake with him, reading to him getting him drinks until 5am finally he fell asleep as did I next to him on the couch. When I woke at 8am he was gone.
I called hospice right after calling my immediate family. I got the answering service. I called a second time after an hour no call back it was after my friend called screaming at them they sent a nurse over.
They disposed of his meds and I never heard from them again. Not once. We were useless now that they couldn't bill our insurance. This was all after promised to get my two children therapy and help with this and that.
I honestly didn't need there help. I would have looked after my husband on my own. But there are people who do really need their aid. I would look elsewhere for hospice care

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