Monthly Archives: September 2018

paralytic Source: What’s Wrong with Healthcare III: The Value of Life

I’m a palliative care nurse practitioner so you would think that my mother would have had a good end-of-life experience, but she didn’t, even though we did everything right. Source: Dying badly despite all my efforts – Baltimore Sun

In the aftermath of a suicide loss, we look around us and question our surroundings. What once looked familiar, now looks completely unfamiliar. The world as we once knew it is gone, and we are forced to become acquainted with … Continue reading →

“I lost my daughter…” begins this week’s AfterTalk Ask Dr. Neimeyer, a mother writes about losing a 12 year old very quickly to an autoimmune disorder. Source: I lost my daughter… – Ask Dr. NeimeyerAsk Dr. Neimeyer

Wineland, 21, captivated millions of people around the world with her honest talk about illness and mortality while living with cystic fibrosis. Source: Claire Wineland, inspirational speaker and social media star, dies one week after lung transplant – CNN

Frances Shani Parker writes about older adults, eldercare, hospice, palliative care, nursing homes, dementia, caregiving, death, and bereavement. Source: Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog: Dying: Real and Imagined Perspectives (Research, Video 3:19)

The following is adapted from the 2018 Book Excellence Award Winner, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. If you’re going through a time of loss, Source: 5 Crucial Keys to Managing Anger | Gary Roe

I strive to be positive in a field with where shortcomings are often hard to ignore. I’m very fortunate to Source: Good learning from bad hospice – Hospice social work: honest, practical, comprehensive