By Sarah Sawyer
If you’re facing a chronic or serious illness, you and your caregiver probably feel exhausted. You continually face doctor appointments, pain management, hospitalization, and a litany of questions with no one to answer them. It’s hard to make decisions and even harder to face living each day. But there is someone to guide you through this rough patch on your health journey.
The Pathways Palliative Care Team works with you and your doctor to manage all aspects of your health. Pathways helps you manage your pain so you can live life while still undergoing treatment for your serious or chronic illness. To begin your care, we come into your home and sit down to talk about what you need most. You get to share about your illness and what your goals are, and then we work together on a plan of care to manage your health journey. We don’t just treat symptoms; we learn how you want to live life.
“When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was in a tailspin because of all the medications and treatments I received. Thankfully, I was referred to Pathways Palliative Care. The nurse and doctor helped me learn what was causing my pain and how I could manage the symptoms. But it was the social worker and spiritual counselor who helped me see my true pain—I couldn’t forgive or trust myself to deal with the cancer treatments and the pain it caused. They supported me in working through issues I had buried and helped me trust myself to make good decisions. Although I don’t know my future, the Pathways Palliative Care team ‘saved’ my life.” – Pathways Patient
Pathways Palliative Care is provided as an outreach of Home Hospice of Grayson County. Don’t hold off on the decision to incorporate palliative care into your health journey. Call us at 903-868-9315 to start your path to better support.
