Can We Revive the Essence of Hospice?
In the ideal picture, the goal is the patient’s death. Everything that is done before the death is preparation for the actual moment death occurs. Everything after the death gradually eases...
In the ideal picture, the goal is the patient’s death. Everything that is done before the death is preparation for the actual moment death occurs. Everything after the death gradually eases...
We tend to live our lives like gerbils on a wheel, going round and round but really going nowhere. Day in and day out, same old, same old, fall into...
support people who are dyingBeing involved with end of life care is not something most people want to do, so what brings you?
"How do you reach out to a non-religious person who believes the end is the end?" You don't...
The greatest gift you have to give is time. It won’t be the words you say, even the guidance you give, although that is all very important. It will be...
In the early days of hospice no one told us how long we could stay with the patient and families. We simply made it up as we went along. Our goal...
... 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...
Know that all of these signs of approaching death, whether indicating months or weeks, are just guideposts. Some people will show all of them...
We believe from all signs that death is rapidly approaching. Then one morning they seem to actually wake up. They are less confused, they want to eat, or get up....
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...
Our job as an end of life specialist is to address the elephant in the room, to be direct and honest in the gentlest way possible. We are not doing...
I am now writing this. Here is what I am thinking: The way I have lived my life up to now will probably be changed forever. How long physical distancing...