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Tag Archives: Dying
Why Does Earlier Hospice Care Improve the End of Life?
Palliative care professionals believe terminally ill people wait too long to sign up for hospice
A study performed by the Yale School of Medicine suggests that receiving hospice care earlier in your disease process can improve the quality of the end of your life. Right now, many people are admitted to hospice within a few … Continue reading
Conducting A Life Review Before Dying
Life reviews can be very beneficial for someone who is dying
It’s fair to say that realizing and accepting that we will all die is very difficult for most people. As we go through our day-to-day activities, it’s not something we are constantly thinking of. However, terminally ill people are constantly … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged acceptance, Death, Dying, Expression, forgiveness, Gratitude, Hospice, Life Cycle, Life reconciliation, Life Review, Responsibility, terminal illness
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Visions as Messages at the End of Life
Opening to the mystery
By the time my mother-in-law was dying, I had been a student of those facing the end of life for many years. They taught me to expand my awareness and be open to the mystery of visions and the messages … Continue reading
Transforming Living While Dying with Dementia
A true story of letting go of the old and embracing the new
Dying has a way of transforming living, sometimes in powerful ways. I usually consider dying with dementia a double whammy – first the existential death of the person you once knew, and finally the physical death. Letting go and accepting a … Continue reading
“Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table’s ready.'”
- Robin Williams
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Comedy, Comical Quotes, Dying, Funny Quotes about Death, Humor, Laughter is Medicine, Robin Williams
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Tube Feedings at the End of Life
For those who are dying, tube feedings provide more burden than benefit
When a person begins to eat less, lose weight and have difficulty swallowing, the issue of using tube feedings to optimize nutrition and safety often arises. For their intended use, tube feedings can be a benefit. Their intended use is … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged artificial feeding, aspiration, Dying, Dysphagia, nutrition at the end of life, swallowing, Tube feedings
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