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Soul Care Project Provides Free Non-Denominational Spiritual Counseling
U.S.-based nonprofit serves professional and family caregivers as well as the terminally ill
The Soul Care Project is run by the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, a U.S.-based nonprofit healthcare organization. The SCP provides free, non-denominational spiritual support services. Its website provides resources such as counseling support, multi-faith prayers and meditations and advice for both caregivers and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Board certified healthcare chaplain, Caregiver Support, Caregiver tips, Caring for an aging parent, Caring for caregivers, caring for elderly parents, Facing Terminal Illness, Grief, HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, I Have a Terminal Illness What Do I Do?, Soul Care Project, Suffering from a Terminal Illness, terminal illness
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Can Aromatherapy and Reiki Help with Terminal Illness and End-of-Life Care? An Interview With Heather Michet, Part One
How aromatherapy and reiki promote healing through nature
Today SevenPonds is speaking with Heather Michet, a Registered Aromatherapist, Essential Oil Therapist and Reiki Master from Sandy, Oregon. The owner of Iris Healing Arts, Heather is a former civil engineer who transformed her personal interest in natural healing into … Continue reading
Important Changes to California’s POLST Law
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants can now sign end-of-life orders
As of Jan. 1, 2016, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting under the supervision of a physician are authorized under California’s newly enacted Assembly Bill 637 to sign Physician’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment forms. Also known as POLST, the … Continue reading
In the Age of the Internet, More Celebrities Are Living Out Illnesses In Secret
What the deaths of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Jackie Collins teach us about modern celebrity
In 2016, it’s hard to imagine anyone keeping a secret for long, let alone a big one like a cancer diagnosis. Nearly everyone is on social media, posting about everything from a job they just snagged to trivial details about … Continue reading
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Tagged Actor, Alan Rickman, Alan Rickman death, Cancer, celebrity, David Bowie, David Bowie death, Death, Jackie Collins, Musician, terminal illness
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Pills Can’t Stop the Inevitable: The Candy Art of Felix Gonzalez-Torres
An artist shows his audience the futility of fighting death
The late artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres was no stranger to the issue of mortality. In one of his works, he tackled the subject of death from the perspective of HIV/AIDS patients, depicting scenes of empty beds on billboards. Earlier in his … Continue reading
How Should Caregivers Cope with Dementia? An Interview with Linda Clark
A hospice volunteer talks about what she has learned through her work
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Linda Clark, a hospice volunteer at Journey Care in Illinois. As a volunteer, she assists patients with daily tasks and comforts family members who are coping with a relative’s terminal illness. Clark also contributes stories to the … Continue reading
