Something to Think About

a blog on end of life

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About the BK Team
This is how we leave our body, how we leave this world…

When we see our special person struggling, we, the watchers, think something pathological is happening or we think the professionals are not doing enough to provide proper care...

What I Would Look For In a End of Life Doula Training Course

There are many different approaches and offerings. These multiple choices give you the chance to match your personality with the instructors and teaching methodology...

Supporting a Hospice Patient During Their Life Review

As end of life approaches, people start looking at their life; what they’ve accomplished, not done, who they have touched, interacted with, and the relationships they have or have not built...

Conversations and Cake: Death Cafes Around the World

I see Death Cafes as the start of a conversation; the start of opening ourselves up to exploring end of life issues; the start of breaking the belief that if I talk...

"We've done the best we can and we can't fix you..."

Someone has to have the courage to say “We’ve done the best we can. We can’t fix you. Let us help you have some quality time”.

How The Body Prepares to Die

Our body is programmed to die. We are born. We experience, and then we die...

There may not  be another time... Teach.

The role of any end of life worker is to begin teaching  immediately, on the first visit -- teaching about approaching death, what to look for, and what to do. That’s...

The Circle of Life: Birth and Death's Profound Similarities

We start off alone, then we have Mom and Dad, then family, friends, then the world of school, activities,and involvement in the bigger world around us. When we are leaving, we...

Putting  Our House  In Order

In the days to weeks before gradual death occurs a person realizes, at last, that they are dying. They may not share that realization with anyone, but they know. If...

The Anger Surrounding Narcotic Use at End of Life

Taking care of someone at the end of life is different from taking care of someone who is going to get better—-but most people don’t know that either. Unless we...

The Sacred Moment of Death

All the work we do leads up to the moment of death. Our goal is to guide and support those present through the moment the last breath occurs.

Our Personality Will Affect Our Dying Process

We cannot put a number on how long someone has to live. There are so many factors that affect the time of our gradual death that the closest anyone can...

Caregiving Is Love

In those last five months I tried for us to live in the present, to build good memories, to love, give and live in the moment...

What Does Teaching End of Life Care Look Like?

I’ve always said I can teach anyone how to take care of someone who is dying, the physical, communication, supportive skills. It is the interpersonal, empathy, and heart skills that...

End of Life Doula Training- Finding The Right Fit

Since at this time there are no “standards of practice” or even standards for the content given in end of life training, think about what you are looking to provide....