American Society is considered to be one that is focused on death-
denying culture (Hess 2018). People tend to believe that Hospice
care, that is care on end of life services focused on patient comfort,
is giving up. The ability for people to deny and refuse to accept that
their loved ones are dying seems to be an issue in American culture
that leads to a less than dignified death. Death is an almost taboo
topic that most people avoid to same themselves the pain of
admitting anyone they care about will pass on. Hospice care is highly
misunderstood and seem as the final moments in a person's life but
in fact can be very beneficial for those who qualify. To qualify people
must have a diagnosis of a terminal illness with a life expectancy to
be six months of less. While some chose invasive and extensive
measures to prolong their lives other chose the hospice care route.
Where some people's goals are working hard to stay alive as long as
possible hospice focus's on a dignified end of life, including comfort,
support, and care that is patient specific. Medical professionals,
patients and family members tend to focus on the physical well being
and care of patients but with hospice care they focus on not only the
physical comfort but also emotional and spiritual well being in
combination. It is a collaboration between disciplines in hospice care
including but not limited to nursing, chaplains, social services,
therapy services including massage therapy and music, volunteers
and other means to help comfort patients and make the dying
