How the "Little Hospice Blue Book" Got Its Name
As a hospice nurse I wrote a booklet to guide the families I worked with in understanding the signs of approaching death. I wanted the booklet to be short, direct, and gentle....
As a hospice nurse I wrote a booklet to guide the families I worked with in understanding the signs of approaching death. I wanted the booklet to be short, direct, and gentle....
What if there was a doula to support a person during this journey? What if there was a person who was educated in the dynamics of dementia who became a...
From what you have told me I believe your mother's death was no one's fault, certainly not yours. Her body, after all the years of illness, couldn't continue and she...
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...
I also thought as we get older that question tends to come out of hiding more easily. The older we are the more the question lies in the back of...
In the months before death when the patient is still alert, still actively engaging, watch for clues, for openings to help bring the "what has life been about" thoughts forward...
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...
I think the reason hospice gets their referrals in the weeks before death rather than months is because hospice implies death will come. We look for and hope for a...
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....
By Your Side offers guidance in the area of making choices: cure, life sustaining, comfort care, making advanced directives, and funeral planning. It details signs of approaching death (what to look...
Here is my idea of a death call. I have to warn you, it may take more than 10 minutes.
When the medical establishment has used all of their options to extend life of course we will not be happy with life and living. We may be depressed, angry, often...