Hospices for AIDS Patients
Bob Baker’s article, “AIDS Hospice Stirs Concerns in Neighbors” (Metro, Feb. 16) indicates that the residential neighborhood in which this home is located is almost entirely opposed to this new neighbor.
As a homeowner only a few houses from the hospice, I have heard many neighbors voice support for a humanitarian effort to provide the sick with a quiet refuge. While some residents venal instincts may lead to a reflexive grasp of their wallets when initially reacting to the hospice’s presence, others are mindful of the needs of the sick.
A home for crippled children is being welcomed as it opens on a block adjoining the hospice. Does the lack of opposition to this other new neighbor indicate that hospice opponents’ concerns are rooted in other than land use planning?
TRACY GILDEMEISTER
Los Angeles
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