End of life
4 Tips for Coping with a Terminal Diagnosis
One of the more grievous aspects of life is having to say goodbye to a loved one or client. Sometimes the loss is unexpected (due to an accident or an acute illness). In other instances, your loved one or client’s chronic condition contributes to a steady decline, resulting in his or her eventual passing. Either…
Read MoreCaregivers: Honor your loved one’s end of life preferences
In the early eighties after having suffered a heart attack my grandmother wrote a letter. The letter outlined her wishes should she not make it through open heart surgery alive. She survived but kept the letter, and updated it with her signature every year, for more than twenty years. Her letter was an inexpensive, yet…
Read MoreThe Empty Chair Prayer and Supportive Practices for Grieving Caregivers
I have always loved public speaking, but praying out loud or in front of a group, not so much. Perhaps the source of my apprehension with sharing my personal devotion in public is that I have little experience with it, or maybe my trepidation originates from the personal belief that, similar to spirituality, prayer in…
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