Question

. If were you were diagnosed with a terminal illness would you choose hospice care or a traditional death in a hospital ? Why?

Answer 1

If I were diagnosed with a terminal illness, my choice would be to receive hospice care rather than the traditional death in a hospital.

Before we jump into the reasons as to why i would chose so, lets first discuss what a hospice care really means. Hospice care is generally given to terminally ill patients who do not wish to receive any further treatment to prolong life or post-pone death. They accept their fate and want to live a life for the amount of time life, only receiving palliative treatment which gives them symptomatic relief.

Most people may argue that a patient/family member who opt for such care have 'given up' or lost hope in medicines and life. But it simply isn't the case, they are merely practicing their rights to receive whatever care and treatment they wish. We really cannot judge the pain and suffering one might feel in the pursuit of a longer life. and if a person chooses to embrace life as is instead of prolonging it, who are we to even argue.

Why would I chose a hospice care over a traditional death at a hospital?

why would I want to die at a place that constantly reminds me of illness and my suffering while receiving treatment, if did receive so earlier. I wouldn't. I wouldn't want to surround my self with illness and suffering that the hospital sees on a day to day basis. Rather I would like to surround myself with people I love and care about. I would want to make the process of finally dying easier by taking medications to relieve some of the symptoms, but none to prolong my life of pain and suffering.