Tag Archives: Hospice Care

The Bloom Project Delivers Joy at the End of Life

A cadre of volunteers supplies repurposed flowers to people in hospice

A room where someone is dying can be a sad place. Often, someone at the end of life does not get outside. Sometimes a person cannot move from the bed. So it is a true gift of love — and … Continue reading

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How Has Hospice Social Work Changed Over the Years?

An interview with Susan M. Weisberg, a hospice social worker with 45 years of experience, Part Two

Susan M. Weisberg is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works as a hospice social worker in the South Bay area near San Francisco. In addition to her education and Social Work License, Susan received specialized training in end-of-life care at … Continue reading

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When Is the Right Time for Hospice Care?

Many patients living with serious illnesses wait far too long to ask for help

“Queenie Hennessy – ‘I am here to die.’ Sister Mary Inconnue – ‘Pardon me but you are here to live until you die. There is a significant difference.”’ ― Rachel Joyce, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy In an … Continue reading

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Palliative Care Is Not Giving Up

Helping patients live the best life possible should always be the goal of care

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die ~Leonardo da Vinci Recently, I read an op-ed in the Washington Post written by Dr. Isaac Chan, a medical oncology fellow at the … Continue reading

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What Is the Role of an End-of-Life Doula?

An interview with Merilynne Rush, founder of Lifespan Doula Association, Part Two

Today Sevenponds speaks with Merilynne Rush, founder of Lifespan Doula Association, an organization in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that provides professional End-of-Life Doula training and certification, continuing education programs, mentoring for doulas, and resources and referrals for individuals and families seeking … Continue reading

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Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Rarely Use Hospice

A recent study shows that Medicare’s policy of precluding “curative” care in hospice is largely to blame

End-stage renal disease is a life-limiting illness in which the kidneys are no longer functioning, or are functioning so poorly that they can no longer do their job. In the absence of a kidney transplant, people with this condition require … Continue reading

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