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When A Child Has A Terminal Illness: Reflections on a short, full life, part two
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Tag Archives: Dying Well
The Timing of Death
Finding Meaning in the Mystery
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN offers practical hands-on guidance in an attempt to demystify the dying process. An RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and healthcare professionals to have the best end-of-life experience possible through education … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Close to Death, closure, Death, Death and Dying, Dying Well, end-of-life, End-of-life care, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Hospice, SevenPonds, timing of death
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Understanding the Dying Process
Knowing what a dying body needs and doesn’t need is crucial to providing end of life care
A hospice worker helps families understand the dying process as the body shuts down during the days and hours prior to death. What to expect and what not to do. Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Comfort for the Dying, Death and Dying, Dying Well, end-of-life, EOL, Preparing for Dying, The Death Process
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Is Your Dying Loved One Craving Sweets? Let Them Eat Cake!
Sweets and other favorite treats can nourish the soul when the body is shutting down
When asked what she wanted for lunch, Shirley quickly replied, “Ice cream!” She winced when her daughter reprimanded her. “Mom, you know you have to watch your sweets. You have to eat something healthy.” At age 92, Shirley was dying … Continue reading
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.”
- Robert Browning
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Aging, aging gracefully, Death, Death and Dying, Dying Well, Living Well, Right of Passage, Robert Browning, SevenPonds
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Keys to Dying Well
Embracing a new cycle
There are many “life cycles” in our time on earth — beginnings and endings of our youth, relationships, work, dreams, and ultimately, of life itself. This is my farewell blog, ending my cycle as a writer for “Dying Well.” … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Dying Well, Hospice Care, lessons about dying, life cycles, Life lessons, Preparing for Death
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