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Sunday, January 1, 2023

End-of-Life Dreams and Visions (ELDVs)

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                                                Research  reported   in the American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care  concludes that p os...
Sunday, December 4, 2022

Alzheimer's Dementia Reflections (Video 4:44)

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Dying: Being in Control (Research, Hospice Story)

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Are you ready to die? Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about dea...
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The Georgia Mass Choir - "Come On in the Room"

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During difficult times locally and around the world, this song showcasing an elder may offer needed support for many in their personal "...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Spirituality, Cancer, and Aging

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Spirituality has often been associated positively in healthcare by most patients. Healthcare providers should be sensitive to this w...
Sunday, September 4, 2022

Becoming Dead Right in 10 Steps

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                                                                                                                                  Life is a ...
Monday, August 1, 2022

Dementia Violence in Healthcare

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As a hospice volunteer in Detroit, Michigan nursing homes, I viewed dementia as a fluttering bee.  I never knew when it would make honey or ...
Friday, July 1, 2022

Dying in Control (Research, Hospice Story)

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Are you ready to die? Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

"Missing" - An Older Adult, Loneliness Poem

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"She waited, grasping like a New Year's resolution..."  Many older adults rarely enjoy visitors they seldom see during m...
Monday, May 2, 2022

Hospice Volunteer Meets Patient Living With Dementia

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                                                   Frances Shani Parker "That's Henrietta sitting by herself at the table," th...
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Monday, April 4, 2022

Nursing Home Mealtimes With Dementia

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"Food? What food?" At nursing home mealtimes, I served as a hospice volunteer at several Detroit, Michigan nursing homes for many ...
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Monday, March 7, 2022

Caregiver Abuse and Solutions December 2022

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It is often said that everyone has a breaking point. What about caregivers working under very stressful conditions? What about caregivers wh...
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Monday, February 7, 2022

Dementia, Hospice, Ancestor Poem

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                                                                                 Her name was Miss Loretta. A hospice volunteer, I admired h...
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Monday, January 3, 2022

Kinship Care: What is it?

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"Kinship care" is a popular term often used in reference to caregiving performed by a family member.  I believe non-relatives who ...
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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Empathy in Healthcare

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Would you describe yourself as a person with empathy for supporting emotional needs of others? Were you born with this ability? It may su...