Table 2.

Selected Comments of Survey Responders

Selected Comments of Survey Responders
“I wish we would have known that the chemo was not going to work sooner, so we would not have had to put him through it.”
“Nothing can prepare you for a carotid blowout. I wish I had more warning that the cancer was back.”
“The hospital staff was not as attentive with regard to pain control as hospice was.”
“Communication between the specialists and our primary doctor was awful.”
“I was very happy that I was allowed to stay with him up until the end.”
“We greatly appreciated the honesty and compassion of the doctors when they gave us bad news.”
“Assisting with logistics and other customer services goes a long way for people who are lost and confused for many different reasons.”