Seven Days of Hospice

About the Book

Blessed with a loving marriage and six children, Elaine Wilmes was about to enter the autumn of her life-then she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a year of chemotherapy and Herceptin treatments, the doctors pronounced her cancer-free. But her cancer reappeared with a vengeance, first with the development of bone cancer, and then brain cancer.

When all treatment options had been exhausted, the family called hospice, whose mission is to support terminally ill patients and their families. Through hospice care, the family was able to release Elaine to the great beyond as quietly, painlessly, and lovingly as possible and witness her passing with renewed hope and in a profound and life-changing way.

This heart-rending memoir gives powerfully candid, moment-to-moment descriptions of the end-of-life experience. Narrated by one of Elaine's sons, D. M. Wilmes, this uplifting story will help other families come to terms with the roller coaster of emotions felt during a loved one's final days.

About the Author

D. M. Wilmes is an award winning writer who has worked in the IT industry for over twenty years. He was born and raised in Josephville, a small Missouri township quietly nestled in the rolling countryside just west of the Missouri River, and now resides with his family in nearby Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. Awards include Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist, Reader Views Literary Award for Best Memoir/Autobiography, Midwest Independent Publishers Association Book Award Finalist, USA Book News Best Book Award Finalist, and iUniverse Publishers Choice Award. He proudly supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure.