Tracey explains how our Hospice at Home nurses helped to care for her husband, Dom, after he was diagnosed with cancer.
“One day, Dom had a seizure at home out of the blue. We rushed him into hospital, and they did scans and tests. They found a mass in his sinus. Because the cancer was so far advanced, surgery wasn’t an option.
Hospice at Home nursing care at home
Dom wanted to die at home. One of my worries for months had been caring for him all on my own, especially towards the end.
With the Treetops Hospice at Home nurses, I wasn’t on my own. They gave me comfort and peace at a time when I was terrified.
The first night with the nurse there, I was able to go to bed. It was the first night I’d been in our bed for six weeks. I was knackered. After a proper sleep, I felt I could take on the world.
I could get the rest I needed
Dom thought the Treetops nurse was lovely too. It helped him, because it helped me. It gave him a bit of peace as he could see it was taking a lot out of me. He was reassured that I could get the rest that I needed.
There were times when I was Dom’s nurse and his carer. But for those few nights, Dom needed a wife, and I could be his wife again. That was a really big thing.
When Dom died, we were all in the front room. Just us and some candles. Dom was asleep and I was just sat there holding his hand and talking to him.
It was exactly what he and I needed. It was calm, it was peaceful, it was at home, and he was pain-free.
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