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PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALEB - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 38, IMS FASHION Elegant designer interpretations Hospipe program gives help to terminally ill patients HOMES FOR AMERICANS M Br MMW.L tCTftyo AaMcMai P»w» Writer BALTIMORE (AP) - Anrue SmHei tm Uvd to the ume modest two-tUry row houae in Baltimore for the part 20 yean and U Ac ha* liar way. ihe will die there. Mn Saflel, M, who has been a diabetic att her life, suffered three heart attaeto and now has Whan I founded I had cancer I thought thU was )ttft another hurdle to fat evar.". uyi the grav-haired wonaa whoae eyes •till sparkle behind her thick gtaascs. "Bat I'd rather be here (hone) than any place else I couldn't stand it ta the hospital " Through the hwplre program at Baltimore's Unofl Memorial al, Mrs. SdM.who had I all tar Me. ia able to stay at tame doapMa tar illness. The n~ surtad in 1M0, pro- Hospital, wonted al vides terminally Ul pabents with a medical taam, volunteers and whatever they need to *>end their last Months in their own tames with their family and friends. And Mrs. MM has used every aspect at the program, says Doris Luticka, a aarae who sees tar several times a week. She i talking books, the chaplain i his sermons for her and a anas tar to chat and with chorea. Her optimistic ok makes tar a favorite ! the naraaa, Ms. Luticke CASUAL JEWELING from (Hear de la Kenta comes in a gown with green silk jacquard blouoon bodice and side-flit black velvet skirt Jeweled cuffs are accented by rickly jeweled neckline and kip belt. RICHEST OF embroidered jewelry comes from Oscar de la Renta. in a slim black velvet gown covered with sew h on baroque jeweling Pearl necklace is real. Cape i* purple taffeta. ding to the National Hospice Organisation. 'There's a real need for hoapice programs," says Dr Nancy Nichols, one of the founders of the IMon Memorial program "la a hospital struc­ ture, the patient is fitted into the hospital schedule snd structure Hospice care is tailored to the neeas of the iadhMual." Trained volunteers and the medical taam at IMon Manorial work with the family to get need­ ed equipment, medication, finan­ cial nelp and emotional assistance, said Kathleen Ruane. hospice director. Families de­ pend on the center because of its Z4-hour service, she says "But the greatest tool we have is ourselves," Ms. Ruane says The National Hospice Organization says hospices give the dying a choice and save money. A recent Congressional Budget Office study estimated hospices would save Medicare about $109 millon over the nest three years and reduce hospital stays, says Don Gaetz, the organisation's director. But for people like Evelyn Magaamen, hospice programs alao provide peace of mind and needed help for a close friend Mrs Magsamen says rite doesn't know how she would have been able to care for her friend Prances H. Jsmes in the last few months before she died in October "I've never seen such good nursing in my life," Mrs Magsamen said. Many Blue Cross plans, in­ cluding those in Msryland, already offer the hospice coverage at no additional cost, says Nick Greaves, public affairs office of Maryland Blue Cross. The coverage includes nursing care, physical, speech and oc­ cupational therapy, medical and social services, nutrition guidelines, home health aides, equipment, prescriptions and laboratory and X-ray services. People often have anxieties and fears about dying and need the support of caring people, says Kathryn McKinney, a volunteer with the Union Memorial hoapice. The most pert of her job is ifference the pro- means to the family and ! dying person. 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