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Caregiver Lifeline: This First Connection
Welcome to this first connection. The purpose of this blog is to share caregiver resources and lessons I learned during my experience. Feel free to comment and to pass them on. Caregiver Resource Hints...
View ArticleOn the Back Roads of Our Mind
“Just before I wake, I hear your laughter. How I remember the smile on your face and the twinkle in
View ArticleHugging the Clothing
When someone special to us dies, it seems the first tendency we have is to go to the closet and hug
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The Ungerleider Palliative Care Lecture Series Presents, “Back to the Future:...
by Emily Kazmierski Dr. Andrew Lasher, MD is the chief medical officer of Aspire Health in Nashville, TN and former vice-chairman of medicine and internal medicine program director at California...
View ArticleEditorial: As deadline looms, assisted-dying legislation must be a federal...
When the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a ban on doctor-assisted suicide last February, it was obvious that a legislative vacuum on the matter could prove dangerous. Carefully drawn-up legislation...
View ArticleBook Review: The Art of Dying by Rob Moll
(Yes, I’m reviewing another book about death and dying. This is an important issue with which
View ArticleA Milestone is Reached Today.
Memory Bears by Bonnie was begun as a ministry to help those who are grieving the loss of someone in
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Bye, Greta. Back to the Barn.
I always remember my principal’s birthday because it falls on the day that Lolo died and I remember scrolling through Facebook on that day and seeing well wishes mixed with grief. My childhood dog,...
View ArticleMajor Psychological Issues that affect Hospice patients
Saul Ebema, D.Min. There are many psychological issues that affect the terminally ill under hospice
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Early Death of A Parent: The Lifelong Impact On Children
Having lost my own mother to cancer when I was fifteen, I am acutely aware of the lifelong impact on children (infancy to age 17) whose parent or parents die. These children face a gauntlet of emotions...
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Book Review: If I Stay
If I Stay by Gayle Forman: Choices. Seventeen-year-old Mia is faced with some tough ones: Stay true to her first love—music—even if it means losing her boyfriend and leaving her family and friends...
View ArticleLetting Go...
My husband recently spoke with a former hospice co-worker. Nancylou receives these daily reflections and noted that I recently referenced Mike’s foot surgery. She called to inquire about his recovery....
View ArticleWhere We Were
~ The world is fast-paced and rushing by and we can get caught up in it. Before we know it, our life
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Oliver Sacks: My Periodic Table
Most emailed at NYT for several days now. The top comments are also enchanting. Like the song by Kansas, we are only dust in the wind. Oliver Sacks: My Periodic Table As death nears, I am surrounding...
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Picking up where i left off!
Oh my, has it been a long time! We’ve not dissolved, life just got too busy to manage the blog on top of everything, so Maximus allowed me to suspend my journal writing. i realize that seems...
View ArticleThat is Why I Do What I Do
A 22″ cuddly memory bear made from your loved ones clothing cannot replace the one you love, b
View ArticleThe One Who Leads
I don’t remember when I first heard this. I believe it may have been from my mama. It is the belief that when someone leaves this earth, there is someone who has already passed on that comes to lead...
View ArticleThe Ups and Downs of Caregiving
The purpose of this blog is to share caregiver resources and lessons I learned during my experience. Feel free to comment and to pass them on. Caregiver Resource #2 Personal Hints for Caregivers:...
View ArticleHow May I Help You?
I am thankful for my experience as a Certified Hospice Nursing Assistant. Without it, I am not sure
View ArticleWish upon a star
The night before last I wakened in the wee, wee hours and couldn’t fall back to sleep. I lay there thinking about all the things I wanted to do and how long it might take to accomplish them all. I...
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