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A hospice nurse's guide to preparing for hospice

There's no manual for watching someone you love reach the end of their life.

This guide tells you what's happening and what to do next.

Created by a hospice nurse

I've seen it over and over — family members / family friends in the patient's home: panicking, overwhelmed, anxious, not knowing what's happening or what to do next. And I answer these same questions for them, again and again.

100s

10+

Years of experience in hospice

of families served

That's exactly why I created this guide.

So you can reduce your anxiety.

So you can reduce the fear of the "unknown".

So you don't have to figure it out on your own.

So you don't have to feel guilty for not knowing what to do.

So you don't have to pretend you're okay when you're not.

So you don't have to figure out what to say when there's nothing "right" to say.

So you don't wonder if this is the day, every single day.

So you don't have to be the one who has to ask "how long" and hate yourself for asking.

So you don't have to panic.

So you dont have to ask the main (exhausted & overwhelmed) caregiver.

From the Nurse's Heart

You Don't Have to Figure This Out Alone

This guide is what I wish I could hand every family before even hospice starts.

Spend less time panicking and more time simply being present with the person you love.

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This is for you if ...

  • Hospice care will take place in your loved one's home
  • You want to know how to handle this
  • Hospice comes for an hour and then leaves — and the other 167 hours are you.
  • You'd rather be prepared than surprised.
  • You're the one everybody's looking at.
  • haven't said the thing you actually need to say and running out of time
  • you are exhausted from bracing, then guilty for the flicker of "I can't do this much longer"
  • You want to walk in knowing what's coming.
  • You're up at 3am googling, and the internet is making it worse.

What you can expect from the guide:

Plain Language Expectations

Every family fears getting this wrong.

Moments of Presence

Understand what's happening hour by hour, without confusing medical jargon. Close the search tabs and find peace.

This guide means you won't — you'll know exactly what's normal, what to do, and when to call, at every single stage.

Shift focus from panic to presence. Reclaim precious time with your loved one, guided by gentle support.

Written by a hospice nurse who's walked families through one of the toughest moment in their lives.

You don't get a second chance at this time with them.

Understand what's happening hour by hour, without confusing medical jargon.

Close the search tabs and find peace.

Everything she wishes she could tell every family, in the exact moment they need to hear it.

Spend it present, not panicked — this guide carries the worry so you don't have to.

No one prepares you for this. This guide does.

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