By Hospice Physician “Let me know if I can do anything.” How many times have we uttered that sentence when a friend, distant relative or a colleague has informed us they have suffered a loss of a loved one? Don’t get me wrong,
By Vivian Lam Holistic care is essential in the mission to fully meet a patient’s needs. And a holistic perspective is the backbone of end of life and palliative care–it’s the basis of having an interprofessional team that acknowledges that quality of life is multifaceted,
Frances Shani Parker, Author Women and men who are caregivers don’t always want to be caregivers. Some enjoy nurturing their patients and find the caregiving experience challenging, but rewarding. Few people talk about caregivers who feel depressed, trapped in a hole with no way out except
What to do when the person you are grieving is here but not here By Cynthia Orange The longer we live and the more we experience, the more we find ourselves in the cracks between joy and contentment on one side of life’s continuum and grief and loss on the other.