Posted by The Grief Blog on May 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Finding out more hospice care can be overwhelming for many. Here are some highlights and basic information that will help give an overall picture of it’s function.
By Frena Gray-Davidson
Everyone in your family kind of knows that Grandma is dying. No-one talks about it though. And absolutely no-one is going to try talking about it any time with Grandma. Secretly, they’re all afraid it would kill Grandma to think she’s dying.
This kind of family cowardice is a tragedy. It leaves Grandma without [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on April 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We have witnessed an increase in medical technology to the extent that many diseases can be cured or prevented. This has meant that you do not see as many deaths from common diseases as before. Or, putting it another way, death occurs later on in our lives in many cases.
Posted by The Grief Blog on February 15, 2007 · 5 Comments
For the past few days I’ve been walking around feeling like there’s a big weight hanging over me ready to fall at any moment. Getting things done has been a chore. Making plans beyond the next day has taken all of my willpower. It feels as though my life is on hold and that I’m [...]
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Posted by The Grief Blog on February 13, 2007 · 1 Comment
In this article, I will outline key points my fellow hospice team members and I have observed in our day to day work.. I have worked over 12 years as a Spiritual Counselor in Hospice Care. Each person teaches me something, though it is I who is supposed to minister to them in the final [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on January 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Many, many questions arise in our minds when someone close to us is seriously ill. It takes a while to realize that these questions do not have one answer. They have many answers, appear in different ways, and may have different impacts on us at different times. In a sense a finger is being pointed [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 30, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Recipient of 2003 Pediatric Nursing’s Humanitarian Award to be interviews by “Healing the Grieving Heart” Hosts, Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley on November 30, 2006.
New York, New York and San Francisco, California (PRWEB) November 26, 2006 – Deborah Dokken, MPA, co-investigator with The Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC) will join Drs. Gloria [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 27, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Ask most people what they know about Palliative Care and they will inevitably reply that it is intended for those who are dying. Undeniably, Palliative Care is available to support families at this sad time, however their services are equally intended to provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to the patient and their families as [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 24, 2006 · 3 Comments
My father died from lung cancer on January third, 2005. After entering a nursing facility for rehab, we soon discovered that he had stage four small-cell lung cancer. He lived for three and one-half weeks after his diagnosis.
While January third never had any signficance before, it now holds signficance for me that I would never [...]
