Monthly Archives: August 2017

How to Survive Grief, Come Out the Other Side and Enjoy Life Again


Six years on, author Elizabeth Postle, explains how she survived the grief of losing her husband and soulmate of 54 years. Source: How to Survive Grief, Come Out the Other Side and Enjoy Life Again

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Grief and Broken heart syndrome goes beyond emotional pain


Source: Broken heart syndrome goes beyond emotional pain

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Navigating end of life issues for those with no known family and friends


Just as having an overly safe default retirement option leads to predictable problems, I think our current paradigm of do everything unless we have clear evidence to the contrary, is likely leading to the predictable error of sustaining a life … Continue reading

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Dying Behind Bars?


The end of life is a time when justice demands we place human dignity first through enhanced hospice resources and compassionate release, not additional taxpayer funded suffering. Source: Dying Behind Bars?

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Can Someone with Debility or Adult Failure to Thrive still be Admitted to Hospice?


Can Someone with Frailty or Adult Failure to Thrive be Admitted to Hospice? Source: Can Someone with Debility or Adult Failure to Thrive still be Admitted to Hospice?

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30 years and counting: the fight against HIV | GSK


How to find a treatment for a disease with no idea what that disease actually is. Source: 30 years and counting: the fight against HIV | GSK

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A grieving heart is broken and in need of gentle care | The Grief Toolbox


Tools for finding hope along the journey: caring for your heartA grieving heart is broken and in need of gentle care. Source: A grieving heart is broken and in need of gentle care | The Grief Toolbox

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Are you sure you want to die in Queensland? Getting the facts on funerals.


Originally posted on A quirky yet practical look at the inevitable.:
Dealing with a death in the family is hard. Trying to make sense of Queensland’s death-care and?funeral rules and regulations is pretty difficult too because it’s all a bit…

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Considering the impact on professionals when a child dies – Child Bereavement UK


29/09/2017 10:00 am – 4:00 pm When your work brings you into contact with child death, it is impossible not to be affected. As a professional is may often feel difficult to hold the professional boundaries in place. We are … Continue reading

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A Hospice Nurse has no words, but has a thousand words.


A typical day on a hospice unit, told by a nurse who recently left the ICU. A shift in mindset, balancing patient care with paperwork, and knowing at the end of the day what an honor it is to be … Continue reading

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