Special to the HT
MEEKER |“I want to help other families understand that hospice care doesn’t mean the end,” said Becky Martinez.
When her father’s care provider first suggested the HopeWest hospice and palliative care programs, Becky didn’t think he was ready. Despite Alfredo experiencing advancing Lewy body dementia, having difficulty moving about safely, and recently entering an around-the-clock care facility, he was still eating and taking walks.
“I thought he needed to be…