Deaconess Hospice – Biloxi, Mississippi
Deaconess Hospice recently had the opportunity to care for
the friend of a fellow LHC Group employee – Donna Gann, DPT at Deaconess Home
Care in Pascagoula. The patient was young and had battled his cancer for over a
year. He was put on hospice with the Biloxi team a month before he passed
away.
The patient’s wife expressed her deepest thanks to the
entire Biloxi team, but especially to registered nurse Debra Thomas, whom she
calls her “guardian angel.” She is forever grateful to Debra for not only
making things easier on her husband during his last month, but for helping her
through the awful experience of losing him. After the patient passed away,
Debra was able to handle details that his wife could not emotionally
handle. His wife said that she could have not made it through without
her.
The patient’s illness and treatments took a huge financial toll
on the family. The Biloxi team applied for help from The Hospice Promise
Foundation and a grant was provided to pay for cremation costs. Again, the
wife expressed her deepest appreciation for assistance during this very
difficult time.
When thanked for her outstanding service to this family,
Debra replied: “No thanks are necessary. I love what I do and I love my patients
and their families. Being a hospice nurse is my purpose in life.”
Donna Gann expressed her deepest thanks to Deaconess
Hospice, Debra and The Hospice Promise Foundation for making a real and
important impact on this family’s life.
Debra and the Biloxi team – you are all our Hospice
Heroes! And thanks to everyone who continues to support The Hospice
Promise Foundation – you, too, are all Hospice Heroes!
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