We
had a patient named Patti who was dying of lung cancer. Her husband
Chris was spending every waking moment with her. One
day Chris approached me and asked for a favor.
Every month Chris and Patti would go on a date night to their favorite
steak house. Since Patti was unable to leave the room Chris asked if I
could recreate their date night. I went to a local Whole Foods and
bought two steaks, I then proceed to make them
a steak dinner, baked potato, steamed broccoli, sautéed mushrooms, and
horseradish cream sauce. Patti was so happy that she got to enjoy her
date night with her husband. The next day I received a thank you card
from both of them. The following week Patti's
health declined raptly, she passed away while our music therapist was
playing the harp in her room. It was very sad for us all since
the average time spent at our Hospice is around 10 days. Patti stayed
with us for over a month, we got to know her very well.