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Reader Stories: Death Stories - My Experience Caring for a Dying Loved One

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Updated January 11, 2010

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Caring for a dying loved one is a difficult task, but it is also the ultimate act of love. Share your story of caring for a dying loved one, and help others in their journey.

Caring for Dad

While the nurses tended to most of dad's needs, I got to give him his final shave and would take turns with my wife applying chap stick to his lips because they would dry out so much. Dad apparently …More

God has the whole world in His hands

Although it seemed like an eternity, taking care of my mother was the most rewarding feeling this world could possibly have given us.On the day of her passing,as she lay there in her bed, sourounded …More

Too Late

The following is a description of the experience my daughter & I shared while of being with my mother before she died. She was receiving Comfort Care at the nursing home. Family members, Hospice, Com…More

Don't quit living because of your loved one's anger

I had an extremely traumatic experience as a caregiver. When we realized she was dying from the bleed, she pushed me away. She let my brother and sister kiss and touch her, but pushed my hand or face…More

Helping My Daughter

I had been chronically and seriously ill myself for some years before her death, and I found the last weeks were a time to reconnect with my daughter, but as my son-in-law had 'jokingly' told me when…More

David's Death

I am a registered nurse. Now I work in Hospice but had no prior experience in Oncology prior to his diagnosis. I learned alot on the Internet and at every doctor appt. You definitely need to be an ad…More

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