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By PAULA STAFFORD
Rappahannock Newa Contributing Writer
Hospice patients and families share an experience that transcends the differences in their economic circumstances, their social statuses, their religious affiliations.
They come together when a time of crisis becomes a time of opportunities—when offerings of support, comfort and strength can focus a lifetime’s care and love.
Nothing is as it was: children parent their parents, husbands nurse their wives, time seems to stand still, and days and nights become indistinguishable.
There are tears, of course; someone loved is dying. And there is laughter along with moments of profound reflection and joy. The timeds found to say all that needs to be saia> and to hold hands saying nothing at all.
Each Hopsice family is unique, an each faces its very own challenges. What they have in common with each other and with Hospice of the Rapidan is the commitment to providing the best care possible. Hospice staff members often feel a deep sense of privilege in carrying out this work.
The “Mission Statement” says it well: “Hospice of the Rapidan provides professional and volunteer medical care and support services for individuals with a limited life ex
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