Something to Think About

a blog on end of life

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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...

How Do You Train Your Hospice Volunteers?

I am hearing stories about the lack of professional staff training for new hires, which led me to wonder about volunteer training...

Supporting  Hospice Caregivers and their daily encounters with death

Working with end of life in the medical field often leaves us feeling like outliers. The medical model is to fix people. Working with dying generally isn’t addressed in training. (It’s...

Why do you want to support people who are dying?

support people who are dyingBeing involved with end of life care is not something most people want to do, so what brings you? 

Protect The Wound Your Heart Is Carrying

Grief is like an open wound. When we healthcare workers experience a personal loss, every patient scrapes open our own wound of personal grief.  

I Love Hospice and All It Does

I want to clarify my thoughts about hospice in today’s environment...  

How to Train Your Hospice Volunteers

A person who wants to be of service, wants to give back to the community, has some spare time on their hands, and is not overly uncomfortable with the concept of...