HIV: OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALTERNATIVES TO HOSPITAL CARE: HOSPICE CARE

A hospice is a program of services offered to people who are dying and to their families. Hospice care provides physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care for the person for whom aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate. Hospice care was begun as an aid for people who wanted to die at home, and many hospice [...]

HIV INFECTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS: SYMPATHY AND WORRY-ONE SIDE: PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WITH HIV INFECTION ARE WORRIED”

My son had Pneumocystis pneumonia, then neuropathy,” said June. “He was very sick. It worried me so much, I didn’t even want to leave him alone at night.” Lisa, remembering the care of her husband, said, “It was such torture and grief, I wonder how I did it. I went out of town one weekend [...]