Show t Dealing with death Death is something everyone has do deal with but it’s the one thing that none of us is ever properly prepared for In most cases the idea that a family member or friend is going to die just doesn’t enter our minds — until it happens And then we just don’t know what to do The same thing applies to people who have terminal illnesses What do we as family or friends say to them? How do we treat them? And how can these victims react when they are told that their death is imminent? The Hospice movement developed to help answer these dilemmas — to help people face the inevitability of death This week's feature by staff writer Debby Darby and photographer Audrey Shehyn takes a look at Hospice of Cache Valley and how that organization has touched the lives of some local families The “Hospice approach” as outlined in a brochure produced by the local group "centers upon giving dying individuals and their families an option making it possible for the dying person to remain at home if desired Emphasis in hospice care is upon gnhsnging the quality of life “The hospice staff has learned that the end of life which all must eventually face need not be a frightening painful lonely time but can be experienced richly in an atmosphere of love and concern” Those are things we all tend to forget And because we aren't used to dealing with such matters we too often make the experience far more emotionally painful than it should be We have to deal with so many people — health care family and friends — people funeral directors and that we may get lost in what we're going through and forget how we should best cope with it Fart of the Hospice philosophy can be found in the following The “Rights of the Bereaved” listed below were written by Elizabeth J Clark in a medical journal Local Hospice Director Ua Davis provided Darby a copy It says a lot — things we may not realize in our hours of grief : The bereaved have a right to expect optimal and considerate care for their dying loved one The bereaved have the right to a compassionate pronouncement of the death and to respectful and professional care of the body of their loved one The bereaved have a right to view the body and to grieve at the bedside immediately following the death if this is their wish The bereaved have a right to expect adequate and respectful professional care both physical and emotional for themselves at the time of their loved one’s death The bereaved have a right except when contraindictated legally not to consent to an autopsy without coercion regardless of how interesting or baffling the patient's disease The bereaved have the right to an adequate explanation of the cause of their loved one’s death and to answers regarding the illness treatment procedures and treatment failures The bereaved have the right to choose the type of funeral service most consistent with their wishes and financial means and not to be coerced into those of which they are not well-meani- 5 LOOKING BACK By AJ Simmonds Today the maple trees in the hills provide a seasonal backdrop to the life that is lived in Cache Valley but there was a time when the maples provided a resource of considerable importance to the pioneer settlers of the valley 6 HOLLYWOOD By Monika Guttman On Monday Buena Vista TV begins national syndication of the Manhattan-base- d morning magazine show that Kathie Lee Gifford has hosted for the past three years with veteran interviewer Regis Philbin I f j ng supportive The bereaved have the right not to be exploited for financial gain nor for educational or research purposes Tim bereaved have a right to observe religious and social mourning ritual according to their wishes and customs The bereaved have a right to openly express their grief regardless of the cause of tne loved one's death suicide and violent death included The bereaved have a right to expect health professionals to understand the process and characteristics of grief The bereaved have a right to education regarding coping with the process of grief The bereaved have a right to professional and lay bereavement support including assistance regarding insurance medical bills and legal concerns That's a lot to consider and it's only a part of the Hospice approach to dying death and grief It may be simplistic but one way to sum up the Hospice philosophy is that even in the face of death life goes on Pat McCutcheon 10 THE MINI PAGES By Betty Debnam Two pages especially for young readers 12 ON THE CHARTS By Lynnette Harris A Smithfield couple has recorded an album of country ' music and a single from the album made the top 30 chart ’ 14 HOSPICE OF CACHE VALLEY By Debby Darby Death is a part of the natural cycle of life But too often it is a part of life we find frightening and choose to deny Hospice of Cache Valley provides support for the terminally ill and for their caregivers It is designed to help people work through the very normal human process of grieving 16 TV LISTINGS Our weekly guide to what’s what on the tube ON THE COVER: Louise and Wally Budge Logan who j t7J:rrirJUJrTl:VFPlf4ypps'icejVedthrouoh'spioe:ovlvvv1VA Cache Photo Valley by Audrey Shehyn |