Episode 3 - Life is Sacred and Death is Sacred - Navigating Hospice Care with Trish Kirsch

“Life is sacred, and death is sacred.” Trish Kirsch

Today on the show, I am sharing a conversation with Trish Kirsch. Trish has been a nurse for 27 years, primarily caring for the senior population. Currently, she specializes in hospice in Rapid City, and as you will hear through her tone in this episode, it’s truly her passion.

Today Trish does a fantastic job explaining the intricacies of hospice, what to expect when hospice is on your case when to involve hospice, and even who pays for hospice.

Often, hospice is something that people avoid because death is uncomfortable and unknown. Trish is a person who not only gives terrific care through hospice but does a fantastic job normalizing hospice and the end of life.

We hope you feel more equipped to navigate hospice and end of life through today's episode, and we are happy to help you every step of the way!

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Episode Highlights: 

• A bit on Trish’s background.
• An overview of hospice care.
• When you should use hospice.
• Who pays for hospice care.

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• Stillwater Hospice Website
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Headliner Times:

• 3:10-4:10
• 5:00-6:00

Quotes:

• “If you are facing an end-of-life event and you have the opportunity to have hospice on your journey, why would you not?” Trish Kirsch
• “To provide compassionate, patient, and family care to people who are facing the end of life.” Trish Kirsch
• “Wherever the patient is, that’s where hospice is.” Trish Kirsch
• “Life is sacred and death is sacred.” Trish Kirsch
• “Medicare is a hospice benefit that we all have paid into.” Trish Kirsch
• “It’s really common to fear things that we don’t understand and I truly think hospice helps to normalize death and the dying process.” Jenny Schmidt