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Living Life to the Fullest in the Last Months of Life
As residents, we often need to know about the resources in our community.
We asked Laurel Drazen of Hospice of Palm Beach County
to tell us her story, one that speaks powerfully to the gift that they
offer.
Having had two parents in Hospice of Palm Beach County’s care, my
family has experienced the gift of their knowledge, skill and compassion.
It was life-changing to give up the struggle of ICU stays,
emergency room visits, invasive tests, pain, anxiety and stress…to
then relax into the loving arms of their incredible staff.
My mother had a joy for life that was contagious and could be
sparked by the simplest things – watching old movies or listening
to the operas she loved so much. After a month in ICU, she chose to
begin hospice care so she could live her life to the fullest, spend precious
time with her beloved family, and enjoy the things she loved.
Despite Mom’s weakened state, the staff recognized her spirit, encouraged
her, and gave her hope. Treating her with incredible kindness,
her hospice caregivers told her that each day was a gift and it
was an honor to care for her. Actually, they lovingly cared for all of us
– patiently taking time to answer questions, ease our fears and guide
us through our grief. A few months after my mother’s death, I came
to work for Hospice of Palm Beach County. I was overwhelmed to
discover the organization’s deeply-held reverence for each family. I
saw how decisions are made based on the needs of the family, not
the bottom line - going beyond what is reimbursed by Medicare/
insurance to do what is best for them and brings them comfort. It
is hospice care the way you hope it will be. More than 70,000 families
have been the recipients of the love and care of Hospice of Palm
Beach County. Many more could benefit from it if they knew and
understood the help that was available…that is why I have written
about what we offer.
What is hospice care? Hospice is a very special type of holistic care
and support for the entire family. When a cure is no longer likely,
our care focuses on improving quality of life by enhancing physical,
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of illness and reducing anxiety, hospice care helps patients feel better.
As they feel better, it is easier to enjoy more of their normal activities
and precious time with family and friends.
Who is eligible? Patients and families make the choice to have hospice
care. To qualify, a physician must certify that a patient has a lifelimiting
illness with a prognosis of six months or less. To continue to
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Each patient also has the freedom to move out of our Hospice care if
they wish, and re-enroll if they qualify.
What services does hospice provide? When you elect our hospice
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You can call Hospice of Palm Beach County at 561.227.5140 day or
night, and a registered nurse will answer your call. Or, if you prefer,
you can speak to your physician, who can make a referral to our care.
To find out more, visit hpbc.com.
Dr. Josef Mengele : “The Angel Of Death”
Dr. Josef Mengele was a reputed surgeon and a craftsman
with operational apparatus. However, his medical
excellence did not place him in the book of remembrance
but it was his brutal actions through which he
gained recognition as the “Angel of Death.”
Dr. Josef Mengele had an appetite of insane human
experimentation and was put in charge of the infamous
prison camp at Auschwitz in the war wretched
Hitler era. Dr. Mengele was also the chief operator for
the gas chambers and their crematoria.
”He had a look that said ‘I am the power,’” said one
survivor.
This can be illustrated through his every day practices.
For example, when Mengele learned that a prison
block was infected with Lice , he immediately solved
the problem by gassing all the 750 women assigned
to it. At the time, the doctor just turned 32 years old.
At another instance, Mengele drew a line of about 5
feet and measured all the captives in the children’s
block against the line. All those unfortunate children
whose head could not reach the line were dragged to
the gas chamber for execution. These are just a few
cases of the many murderous policies of Dr. Mengele,
however as a doctor his brutality had no limits.
As a Nazi scientist and the man in charge of the prison,
Dr. Mengele was handed a free pass for genetic
experimentations. He was obsessed with genetics and
performed experiments on twins and dwarfs. His infamous
tales of saving nine dwarfs from certain death
in the gas chamber only to then treat them as guinea
pigs for experimentation.
Twins also fascinated Dr. Mengele. His approach to
these unsuspecting children was usually very friendly
and he was warmly called ”Uncle Mengele” in the
children’s block. Later the same children would end
up on dissection tables for genetic studies. There were
many brutal experiments that Dr Mengele is famous
for trying. he tried to take one twin’s eyeball and then
attach it to the back of another twin head .There were
various acts of amputations, injecting chemicals into
children’s eyes in order to change their eye color ,
shock treatments and other horrifying experiments.
Most of the victims died, because of either the experiments
or later infections.
“Once Mengele’s assistant rounded up 14 pairs of
twins during the night. Mengele placed them on his
polished marble dissection table and put them to
sleep. He then injected chloroform into their hearts,
killing them instantly. Mengele then began dissecting
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