Patrick McAndrew and Chef Tyson Amick, from Aubriana’s restaurant, serve
a four-course brunch.
whatever time they have remaining, whether it’s three weeks, or three
months, or in our case, we had somebody for three years. We want that time
to be comfortable and enjoyable and have them surrounded by the people
that love them, to be there to make it as comfortable and as pleasant as
possible.
REV. JD SIMMONS: Some people have the misconception that a
hospice facility is low-grade care, that all they do is give you morphine
and Ativan or Haldol or keep you in a snowed-under state, when that’s not
true at all. It is the most loving environment that gives the family
an opportunity to just love their loved one without having to wonder
‘Do I give them medicine now?’
LAURIE BYSTROM: When hospice first began many years ago, it was to
help cancer patients live better or have less pain. In truth, it’s for anybody.
Only about 40 percent of the patients that are in hospice care are cancer
patients. The other myth is care centers are for people that aren’t able to be
managed at home. Our hospice has cared for hundreds of patients in this
county on a daily basis that never leave their homes and are able to die with
their loved ones around them.
at the table
REV. JD SIMMONS
Rev. JD Simmons retired from pastoring in August
as the Lead Pastor of Pine Valley Church of God,
Wilmington,
following 43
years of pastoring
churches in
five states and
ministering in
many more. He has
just assumed the
position with USA
Missions for the
Churches of God
in raising funds for
new church plans,
distressed churches
and disaster relief for churches that have suffered
catastrophic natural disasters. Rev. Simmons
is a published author of three books on the
subject of church leadership. With sister, Patricia
Leonard, and wife, Vikki, he was a caregiver for
his mother, Betty Simmons, in Mt. Airy, North
Carolina, and his father-in-law, Jack Souther, of
Cleveland, Tennessee, in hospice and palliative
care centers in March and April, 2013, respectively.
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