Category Archives: palliative care

Upcoming Caregiver Event – Parish Nurses Network

Posted on April 3, 2013 by webmaven

Happy to announce that I’ll  be a featured speaker at this nursing conference coming up next week, Thursday 4/11/13, in beautiful Poughkeepsie, NY. Registration information at the end of the flyer. The Parish Nurses Network Committee Presents Free Educational Program … Continue reading →

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Why More Patients Should Blog About Illness And Death

Posted on March 31, 2013 by webmaven

Why More Patients Should Blog About Illness And Death  As Ganga Stone said so many years ago…Start the Conversation!

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For a Hospice Pioneer, Still a Tough Call – NYTimes.com

Posted on March 7, 2013 by webmaven

For a Hospice Pioneer, Still a Tough Call – NYTimes.com. I knew Paul Brenner, what  a wonderful gentle man. I took a walk through Jacob Perlow Hospice with him back in the ’90s and had a good interview for our … Continue reading →

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Spirituality at end of life: Practitioners remain hesitant

Posted on February 11, 2013 by webmaven

Spirituality at end of life: Practitioners remain hesitant | The Life Matters Media Newswire. This is an interesting website to know about, a good resource for end of life care articles and thoughtful posts.  

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You can DO Something to Help your Loved One

Posted on January 11, 2013 by webmaven

  Doing spiritual readings from the American Book of the Dead or a text of your choice or running the Clear Light Orb gives you the chance to really help another being.  I talked earlier about the benefits of running orbs in … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Harold Kushner on dealing with grief and loss

Posted on December 23, 2012 by webmaven

Rabbi Harold Kushner on dealing with grief and loss | Minnesota Public Radio News. An enjoyable talk about the book of Job, if anything it will serve as an introduction to Rabbi Kushner who is a wonderful story teller – … Continue reading →

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