END OF LIFE CARE- Providing Education, Support and Guidance
Dying is not a medical event. Dying is a communal, social event. Nursing and physicians are part of care, but not the all encompassing focus. The main focus of end...
Something to Think About: a blog on end of life
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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....
Can a Death Call Take 10 Minutes?
Here is my idea of a death call. I have to warn you, it may take more than 10 minutes.
Caregiver Support Group As An End of Life Doula
Getting the word to caregivers that there is such a thing as a support group may be challenging. You might talk with church groups, case managers, hospital discharge planners, and...
Is Mouth Care Considered Medical or Comfort Care at End of Life?
There is nothing medical about brushing your teeth, rinsing your mouth or moistening the inside of your mouth. We do it all the time. Why would it be suddenly considered a...
Healthcare Workers, Hospices, Deathcare Workers~ 7 Recommendations for Taking Care of Yourself
I keep shouting from the roof top to hospitals, hospices, home health care agencies, and nursing facilities, “TAKE CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE!!!!!” How can we expect healthcare workers to continue...
Comfort Care is Palliative Care, Hospice, and End of Life Doulas
Comfort Care describes a focus on the quality of life being lived, as opposed to concentrating on the lengthening of that life no matter the quality. Comfort Care is good...
A Reason To Get Out Of Bed
When someone has told you you can’t be fixed, that sooner than you expected you will die, your reason for living, your purpose, that which fills your time each day, is...
We Are Born, We Experience, And Then We Die
... if we would educate ourselves before we need the information, before someone we care about is dying, before we are faced with a life threatening illness, or before someone we...
The Three Signs of Approaching Death From Disease or Old Age
Know that all of these signs of approaching death, whether indicating months or weeks, are just guideposts. Some people will show all of them...
Does Our Personality Change As We Approach Death?
First, what is meant by “dying person”? In the months before death most people really don’t believe they are dying. “Other people die, not me. There will be a cure,...
Caring for a Dying Son
Our children are not supposed to die before we do. I cannot think of any grief more intense than watching our child deteriorate before our eyes. We grieve their dying...