Something to Think About: a blog on end of life

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Trying To Understand Grief article by Dying Expert, Barbara Karnes, RN at BKBooks

Trying To Understand Grief

Grief is whole bunch of normal emotions rolled up into a package we call grieving. It isn’t new emotions. It is our emotions. It is how we have handled everything...

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Does Everyone Need Grief Counseling? article by End of Life Expert, Barbara Karnes, RN

Does Everyone Need Grief Counseling?

Counseling is a support offering, a choice. Some personalities would never consider counseling. They would not be comfortable sharing their personal thoughts and life with someone else no matter how professional...

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NHPCO Hospice Innovator, Barbara Karnes, RN writes about caring for a patient with ALS as they approach end of life

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...

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