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Tag Archives: medicine
“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Katy Butler
A cautionary tale of a loss that teaches us how to take control of our own deaths
What happens after a debilitating stroke or a sudden heart attack snatches away the vitality of an elderly parent, spouse, or friend? How can we make the transition from child to caregiver or from spouse to nurse? What questions should … Continue reading
“One Foot in Heaven, Journey of a Hospice Nurse” by Heidi Telpner
A memoir of one woman’s experiences in assisting her clients with passing on from one life into the next
For the uninitiated, the concept of hospice may be hard to grasp. For one person it may involve involve a ward where a doctor sends a terminally ill patient at the end of his or her life. For another, it … Continue reading
The Speak Up Program Urges People to Take an Active Role in Their Health Care
The palliative care education and awareness campaign gives people the information they need to take control during serious illness and end-of-life
Speaking of palliative care awareness this week, in October, The Joint Commission launched an educational campaign called “Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative care.” The campaign helps educate the public on how and … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged education, End-of-life care, Health care, Hospice, Joint Commission, medicine, Palliative Care, Public Awareness
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What is the SOLACE project? – An Interview with Camille Adair
The director of SOLACE shares the wisdom of the dying
Today, I talk with Camille Adair, the filmmaker behind the SOLACE Project. Camille’s background is in hospice, where she has worked as a nurse case manager, clinical liaison, patient care manager, and the director of education for a healthcare organization … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Documentary, Dying, Health care, Hospice, medicine, New Mexico, Nursing, Palliative Care, Solace the movie, Wisdom
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How to deal with loss of a loved one? Interview with Pediatric Oncology Social Workers
Helping Children and Families Cope with Serious Illness, Loss, and End-of-Life
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, a myriad of medical, physical, financial, psychological, and social issues are suddenly thrust on a family. While doctors and nurses are busy at work with medical treatments, these medical social workers stand by to field the psycho-social concerns of patients and their families. Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Cancer, Children, Family, Health, Health care, Loss, medicine, Pediatric, Psychology, Social Work
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Wit, by Margaret Edson
A Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Follows a Dying Woman’s Path to Self-Discovery
There are many routes to self-discovery. A lot of them are painful. In Wit (or W;t), a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Margaret Edson, the reader (or the audience) witnesses one woman’s such journey, forced upon her by a lonely … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Cancer, education, Hospice Care, medicine, Palliative Care
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