Making the decision to use hospice is one of the most important final decision you'll ever make. Hospice is a blessing to those who avail themselves of the service. It is also a service to help their families and loved ones. However, as wonderful as hospice and its services are, the decision to use hospice is not a simple one. It, by its very nature, is an emotionally difficult decision to make. Because of our professional and personal experience with hospice, we were called to write this book to help you.


Dr. Seiden's expertise with hospice is two fold, through over 40 years of medical practice, advising patients and their families in making their final decisions and more important, from the knowledge he gained when his mother-in-law entered hospice and five years later when his own wife of 48 years entered hospice at the end of her battle with lung cancer.

Dr. Bilett's expertise comes from over 30 years in private practice in clinical psychology, and her experience dealing with the stresses of patients and their families facing their terminal time and the grief that follows for those family members and loved ones who must move on after the loss of their loved one.