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Volunteer Q&A with Susan Patton
You are only alone in adversity when you choose to be. Type of volunteer: Bereavement and bedside vigil Hometown: Syracuse, New York Favorite place you’ve
Dying Breaths: Breathwork in Hospice
When something life-changing like terminal illness occurs in someone’s life, directly or indirectly, we don’t always know why it’s happening to us. Instead of stressing
The Learning Curves of a Caregiver
According to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, in 2015 there were approximately 43.5 million caregivers that provided unpaid for care to an adult
Volunteer Q&A with Clay Bonnyman Evans
Type of volunteer: Patient-family advocate and community outreach Hometown: Boulder, Colorado Favorite place you’ve lived and visited: Lived: On the Appalachian Trail for six months!Visited:
Dying as a Sacred Act
We spend so much time planning for all sorts of activities in our lives – while we project our lives into the future by planning, hoping,
Healing Touches for Hospice Patients and Their Families
Pain can take on several different dimensions including physiological (the actual physical sensation and the person’s accompanying response), cognitive (patients who might anticipate pain based
End-of-Life Decisions Fueled by Information, Not Fear
We prepare for the end of our life by creating living wills and power of attorneys, but when the dying process actually begins to take
Volunteer Q&A with Cathy Scott
Type of volunteer: Hos-pets Hometown: Delray, Florida Favorite place you’ve lived: Okatie home and the Florida Keys What convinced you to move to the Lowcountry?
The Long Goodbye
Frailty and serious illness can involve significant losses over an extended period of time, giving rise to sadness and grief for years, emotions that are
Music and Art Therapy as Pain Control in Hospice
Music Therapy, also known as Expressive Therapy, is one of two types of complementary and alternative medicine that have shown to be beneficial for hospice
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The Role of Hospice Care in Facilities: A Look Inside with RN Cassie Beard September 25, 2024 -
