My Fight with Hospice
A Family Caring for Mom, Witness to the Misuse of Prescription Drugs
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An unusual book. A story of devotion, family, struggle, and resolution.
This is a short, easy-to-understand story of life and death, family and community, health and medicine, and systemic, societal problems. This is a cautionary tale. If you ask my sisters and many others, they would say Hospice was wonderful. People want to believe what the professionals are doing is the right thing to do. I saw things differently. May this book keep your eyes open.
I wrote this book because I was dismayed by problems in medical care. This is an eyewitness account. If someone puts these institutions on trial, this is a testimony.
Send your story and a copy of this book to your healthcare providers, hospice, and government representatives.
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