Patient Stories
It's about Saying I Love You ...
And managing to say your final goodbye.
It's not often in life that we're faced with the death of someone we love, so most of us aren't certain of what we should be saying or how to say it ... in particular, how we should be saying our final goodbye.
We go through life knowing that we love our wives, our husbands, our children . . . our parents and our friends. But more often than not, we don't tell our loved ones often enough that we love them. So when our last chance to say "I love you" comes around, many of us are lost for words.
Hospice can Help You Say Goodbye
Of course, no one really wants to be a hospice patient ... but time and time again, family members have told us that they wish they would have called hospice sooner.
They tell us that they treasured the moments they were able to share with the person they loved ... that they were able to spend quality time saying their final goodbye in ways that were right for them.
They say Hospice of The Gorge provided the right conditions — the right amount of care, counseling, and support — so that they could find the quiet time they needed in order to say to their loved one, "I love you," and "goodbye."
Saying your final goodbye, of course, isn't easy, but it might help to see how others have done it ...
Ways to Say Your Final Goodbye
Everyone, of course, is different, and there's no one right way to say a final good bye. The love letter on this page is one way. Other ways to say good bye are featured elsewhere on this site.
Click on the link to read these patient stories:
- Barney says his final goodbye at a party in his honor
- Joan sends her love by sharing her views on life and death
- Patty tells her story and what's most important in life.
- Sarah's thoughts about dying, and what lies ahead.
