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@AmyGetter

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THE BIG BUSINESS OF DYING hospicediary.com/2023/04/17/…
THE BIG BUSINESS OF DYING

THE BIG BUSINESS OF DYING

As the saying goes, there are two things we can’t avoid: death and taxes. Another less-known and also difficult-to-avoid situation is the cost of dying. While attending a recent webinar on end-of-l…

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WE MIGHT NOT BE SO SURE… hospicediary.com/2022/10/17/…
WE MIGHT NOT BE SO SURE…

WE MIGHT NOT BE SO SURE…

I find myself in another paradoxical debate.  I have made my best attempt to find adequate palliative care research being done on managing end-of-life secretions (“the death rattle” people oft…

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REMEMBRANCE hospicediary.com/2022/05/30/…
REMEMBRANCE

REMEMBRANCE

Memorial Day is a day to remember fallen heroes.  Many years ago I stood at the edge of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France.  I looked out over the vast numbers of white crosses, as far a…

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HELPLESS hospicediary.com/2021/05/13/…
HELPLESS

HELPLESS

I’ve had many moments of observing the steady slowing and final stopping of a heart beat.  I’ve had countless times to share a patient’s frightening sense of vulnerability as bodies cheat thei…

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Roy-boy hospicediary.com/2021/04/01/…
Roy-boy

Roy-boy

Seventeen years ago today, myself, my youngest sister, only brother, and our spouses buried my mother.  Two days ago, I revisited the moments of my mother’s death as my brother lay dying.  Seven ye…

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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @AcornsHospice @IrishHospice @StAnnsHospice #quiz #virtualquiz
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @RainbowsHospice
The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @StAnnsHospice @IrishHospice #quiz #teamacorns
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @AcornsHospice @IrishHospice @KeechHospice #blkcountryhour #fridayfeeling
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @severnhospice @StAnnsHospice @IrishHospice #careingrief #bereavement
The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @RainbowsHospice @AcornsHospice @StAnnsHospice #charitytuesday #midlandshour
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THE WORST PATIENT/DIFFICULT FAMILY? hospicediary.com/2021/02/09/…
THE WORST PATIENT/DIFFICULT FAMILY?

THE WORST PATIENT/DIFFICULT FAMILY?

Nurses, not infrequently, have been labeled (very often by other nurses) as “the worst patients; the difficult family member”.  Here’s a couple reasons why: nurses invariably assume the role o…

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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @IrishHospice
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @AcornsHospice @RainbowsHospice
The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @severnhospice @IrishHospice @RainbowsHospice #nursejobs
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @trinityhospice @StAnnsHospice #bluemonday
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @RainbowsHospice #covid19ireland
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @AcornsHospice #virtualquiz #kwizzbit
The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @stpetershospice @StAnnsHospice #whenitmattersmost
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The latest Hospice Diary! paper.li/AmyGetter/143328721… Thanks to @StAnnsHospice @AcornsHospice #skydive #events
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