'Hospice is More About Living Better,' Transitional Care Director Says of Misunderstood Program
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Trib Live: A few days remain before Robert Patterson will mark his 97th birthday, on the day after Christmas.
No one can be sure how many more candles he’ll add to his cake.
He and his wife, Joyce, who is 90, have experienced declining physical health, including taxing respiratory conditions. It got to the point where, in January, they moved from their home in Hempfield to the Barnes Place senior living facility in Derry Township. They jointly entered hospice care in February.