Parting words offer reassurance to widow
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Hospice patient expresses implicit trust and grace in final moments
Even the sparest of words can offer great comfort.
Here’s a note that illustrates the trust a hospice patient had for Larry Spuhler, a home health aide with the PeaceHealth Hospice Services in Vancouver, Washington.
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It recounts the final moments of the patient offering comfort to his wife, as witnessed by one of the PeaceHealth hospice caregivers:
Patient: Is Larry here?
Wife: No, but he’ll be here a little later.
Patient: Oh good, he’ll take good care of you.
A few moments later, the patient breathed his last.
As the caregiver said, “Now that’s what I call a ‘Moment of Grace.’ God bless you, Larry.”