"I was struggling. I was struggling. I was sick all the time, when the air changed around I was in the hospital, but now since I got them, I don't get sick," said Caldwell.
Forrest Caldwell considers Hospice to be a life saving Medicaid benefit.
He can't imagine losing it.
"Hospice is more better because I have a nurse come out to see me, take care of my pills. I don't have to rip and run to get no medicine," said Caldwell.
Caldwell suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Without Hospice, Caldwell says he would have to visit the hospital at least twice a month.
"We've been able to keep him well and comfortable here at his home and I think he's appreciated it," said Taylor.
Robin Taylor is with Harmony Care Hospice.
She says the provider will pick up Caldwell's tab after February.
But other patients may not be so fortunate.
Tamra West with the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care, doesn't know if other providers will follow Harmony's lead.
She does say "Hospice will do their best to take care of people already in their care," said West.
It's a commitment Forrest Caldwell can appreciate.
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