When death visits and disrupts those bonds, we can like feel that not only did our spouse, parent or loved one die, but so did a part of us.
End of Life Articles
Mourning: Loss of a Spouse/Partner If the death of parents and grandparents represent the loss of our connections to generations past, the death of a spouse/partner represents the loss of a major connection we have with the present and foreseeable future. [ Read More ]
Palliative Care - Looking at Hospice Now This is not the way it used to be. No way would someone ever come home on a ventilator with hospice. Some may say hospice isn't about all this; and, I am really proud to be part of the hospice movement that responds to the person and family's definition of what it means 'to be comfortable.' [ Read More ]
Fear of Dying... Addressing a piece of it When we hear of someone dying, how is it described? How many of us are invited into the folds of a family to help care for someone as she dies? How many times do we have the honor of witnessing someone die? Was the person comfortable (successful palliative care) and peaceful or suffering (unsuccessful palliative care) during the days/weeks/months leading up to her death [ Read More ]
