Penny Smith

They don't really describe the form. And we don't press them for answers either. It's kind of like it's their experience. And so we don't... ask a whole lot of questions. I did ask one patient who told me that his wife was in the corner. Well, I was working at the nurse's station and his room was next to the nurse's station and he was yelling. And I knew that his wife had died a year before him.

And I went into the room and he was looking up at the corner of the room and he was reaching out and he was crying. He had tears just pouring down his face and he was yelling, Ingrid, Ingrid. And I did ask him, was Ingrid your wife? And he said, yes, yes, she's right there. I see her. And I said, is she coming to get you?

And I went into the room and he was looking up at the corner of the room and he was reaching out and he was crying. He had tears just pouring down his face and he was yelling, Ingrid, Ingrid. And I did ask him, was Ingrid your wife? And he said, yes, yes, she's right there. I see her. And I said, is she coming to get you?

And I went into the room and he was looking up at the corner of the room and he was reaching out and he was crying. He had tears just pouring down his face and he was yelling, Ingrid, Ingrid. And I did ask him, was Ingrid your wife? And he said, yes, yes, she's right there. I see her. And I said, is she coming to get you?

And he said, yes, yes, but not today, tomorrow, which I thought was pretty specific. He didn't die the next day. He died a couple of days after that. And the caregiver that knew his wife said that she was always late, was always like her to be late. So we might ask some questions, but we don't ask them, what are they wearing? It's almost like even though you see it so many times, it's still so...

And he said, yes, yes, but not today, tomorrow, which I thought was pretty specific. He didn't die the next day. He died a couple of days after that. And the caregiver that knew his wife said that she was always late, was always like her to be late. So we might ask some questions, but we don't ask them, what are they wearing? It's almost like even though you see it so many times, it's still so...

And he said, yes, yes, but not today, tomorrow, which I thought was pretty specific. He didn't die the next day. He died a couple of days after that. And the caregiver that knew his wife said that she was always late, was always like her to be late. So we might ask some questions, but we don't ask them, what are they wearing? It's almost like even though you see it so many times, it's still so...

Not unsettling, shocking, just like profound. You just want to experience the moment through their eyes and not really dive into what do they look like? What are they wearing? It's, it's, yeah. Yeah.

Not unsettling, shocking, just like profound. You just want to experience the moment through their eyes and not really dive into what do they look like? What are they wearing? It's, it's, yeah. Yeah.

Not unsettling, shocking, just like profound. You just want to experience the moment through their eyes and not really dive into what do they look like? What are they wearing? It's, it's, yeah. Yeah.

I did have a lady help me looking for a cat one time though, at the care center. And I looked for quite a while before she said, Oh my gosh, I just realized that's a cat that I had when I was a kid and she's dead.

I did have a lady help me looking for a cat one time though, at the care center. And I looked for quite a while before she said, Oh my gosh, I just realized that's a cat that I had when I was a kid and she's dead.

I did have a lady help me looking for a cat one time though, at the care center. And I looked for quite a while before she said, Oh my gosh, I just realized that's a cat that I had when I was a kid and she's dead.

Yeah. So they do see pets too.

Yeah. So they do see pets too.

Yeah. So they do see pets too.

Yes. Yeah. Transitioning.

Yes. Yeah. Transitioning.

Yes. Yeah. Transitioning.

We don't really have a name for before the transitioning period. Some people will say it's pre-transitioning. But we're all dying. That's what getting old is. When somebody comes on hospice, they're expected to die within six months or less. Sometimes they live longer than that. But...