Principles of Symptom Management
Personal Support Workers (Also Known As Health Care Assistants, Health Care Workers) often care for people who require medication or comfort measures to help control their symptoms. I was asked to explain the principles of symptom management… Here are a few ideas (not in order of priority!) Symptom management requires good care planning! The Canadian […]
Seeking your advice…
I am writing “Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care: A Guide for Personal Support Workers” (PSWs are also known as Health Care Assistants, Community Health Workers etc.) As many of you who read this blog know… The PSW is often the eyes and ears of the health care team. It is often the PSW who observes a […]
When I come to the end of the road…
Excerpt from “Let Me Go” Written by Christine Georgina Rossetti When I come to the end of the road, And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little – but not for long. And not with your […]
Shari Ulrich – “Making Friends with Gone”
Last Christmas as my mother was dying, her dear friend and West Coast musician Shari Ulrich was experiencing the deaths of several friends. Shari wrote this incredible song, “Making Friends with Gone” which she sang at my mothers memorial in January. To listen. Making friends with Gone (Yetta) from Shari Ulrich (Most) all the food’s been […]
