As a devout Catholic, when a terminal diagnosis led Pam Fox to seek end-of-life care, she knew she wanted Angela Hospice. It was December of 2024, and to Pam’s surprise, Angela Hospice’s Waterford Care Center had just opened. Pam became one of the first patients to experience care in the new center.
Pam moved into a beautiful room overlooking Scott Lake, and the team was able to make her comfortable, meeting her medical and spiritual needs, while taking care of her family as well.
“The hospice team there were tremendous in reducing my anxieties and my worries, explaining to me what was going to happen,” said Thomas Fox, Pam’s son. “Being my mom’s only caretaker and being with her every day since her medical emergency, it was nice to have a team there that I knew and trusted that could take care of her.”
Being confident that the hospice team was able to take care of his mother’s symptoms and manage her care, Thomas was able to spend quality time with his mom, like taking her to the Chapel on campus for Mass.
“The life that was given by Angela Hospice to my mother…it’s a treasure that I’ll cherish forever,” Thomas said.
His mother’s terminal illness came just one year after Thomas’s father died in a car accident. Losing both of his parents in such a short period of time brought intense grief.
Thomas Fox with his parents, Pamela and Daniel.
“It’s like a tsunami. You feel like you’re drowning. You are just treading water, trying to stay alive,” Thomas explained. And when Angela Hospice’s Grief Care team reached out to him, “It’s the lighthouse within the dark,” he said.
Thomas has participated in a number of Angela Hospice’s free grief care programs, provided through the generosity of Angela Hospice donors.
“It’s a warm hug when you come to a grief care event,” Thomas said. He explained that as much as it can be intimidating to share your story, getting it out provides a release of so much tension that can built up throughout the stress of caring for a loved one.
“To know that Angela Hospice is there for you within that moment is major,” Thomas said. “I highly recommend the Angela Grief Care team.”
Recently Thomas shared his story far and wide by giving his testimonial about Angela Hospice’s care in a streaming TV commercial for Angela Hospice.
To offer your support and provide that light in the darkness for people like Thomas as they cope with loss, visit angelahospice.org/donate to make a contribution toward our grief care services today.
