Margaret M. Simon
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My career in the medical profession and having worked as a registered nurse for more than 47 years, took me through many aspects of nursing including acute care in the hospital setting, to working 27 years in a general practitioner's office, to a short term in the correctional system and finally 10 years with hospice home care.

Working in the hospital addresses acute care, and the general practitioner office addresses patients with chronic or long standing conditions that will usually get better and live a normal life, while hospice care addresses the direct opposite. The patients admitted to hospice are usually looking at death within 6 months.

My tenure with hospice home care was probably the most rewarding and gratifying as I developed close relationships with both the patient and their families during this crucial time in their lives. Many of these family relationships have continued to this day.

In my book, I have written the final chapters for a number of family members, close friends and loved ones and, of course, a number of patients I cared for during my time with hospice. It will not take too long before you realize why I used "Going Home" as the title for my book.

My religious background is that I'm a christian. I come from a family of 19 siblings and my husband and I had a family of 5 and I now have 12 grandchildren and 3 great granddaughters. I believe my faith,family and career have helped me survive the loss of my husband and daughter. For I know our earthly life is not the end, only the beginning.