Coping with Guilt and Regret in Hospice Situations
"If only I had noticed the symptoms sooner." "I should have brought him to the doctor earlier." "I promised I'd never put her in a hospital, but last month I had to." "I was impatient with him yesterday when he asked the same question repeatedly." These thoughts haunted Rebecca as she sat by her husband's bedside in their West Jordan home. Despite the compassionate hospice care he was receiving, despite her unwavering presence through his illness, feelings of guilt and regret had become her constant companions. She wondered if she was alone in experiencing these emotions. She wasn't. [...]