The End Stages of Life

death midwife

In this conversation Judith Redwing Keyssar  explains the terms “hospice” and “palliative” care, which are the end stages of life. She also shares about self-care for caregivers and cultural differences in death and dying. 6. People oftentimes think of hospice as “giving up on a loved one.” How would you respond? NO, NO, NO. Hospice is…

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What are the needs of the dying?

wat the dying need from us

What are the needs of the dying? Over the weeks and months following the grim diagnosis of terminal illness or a debilitating injury, your loved one experiences many losses. Once a healthy, functional, productive individual they begin to suffer a severe loss of identity. The valued role they played is soon a thing of the past. How…

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