About Jacqueline

Reviewed on 8/21/2024

Jacqueline entered our life when mom could not be left alone for fear that she would fall or be unable to get herself up. Mom has stage 4 cancer and had just started to use a walker. It was at this point that mom opted to forgo any additional cancer treatments. She also has an autoimmune disease that affects her nerves and muscles that requires medication up to 4-5 times daily. What started as 3 days a week for 5 or 6 hours a day turned in to multiple overnights per week, in addition to helping us figure out exactly how to coordinate her care most efficiently. Jacqueline’s responsibilities have changed immensely since we first met, but initially she was hired for meal prep, light cleaning and organizing, vital recording and to take her to the occasional doctors appointment. Since she is such a caring and detail oriented person, her responsibilities have grown. She is now communicating directly with hospice care workers about their comings and goings, suggesting useful tools and changes that make us all feel safer, and even communicating directly with out-of-town family to ensure they see and hear mom when she is at her best. She does all of this, while also overseeing mom’s medications and accurately helping her dose for her autoimmune disease. She has a way of offering guidance, spiritual or otherwise, to a woman who is not religious whatsoever, but is approaching the end of her life and isn’t quite sure how to process everything. Open dialogue with mom, as well as my wife and I and extended family has helped us all prepare for what’s to come. Mom feels safe and taken care of when she is around. She treats her with kindness, love and compassion. She took a large weight off of our shoulders, and allows us to fully enjoy the time we have left with mom. I will highly recommend Jacqueline to anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation.