"CPR" or "Allow Natural Death" – How the message is presented makes a difference
The words and tone that doctors use, and personal experiences they share affect whether or not people chose CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resusciation) to be performed if/when their loved ones heart stops. In a recent study “Some of the men and women were asked whether they wanted their family member to receive CPR, which had a 10% chance of […]
Heleset Hale Marathon – Raising awareness of suicide prevention
Kelly Paul, a woman from the Tsartlip Band in Brentwood Bay, is running 535 km from the north end of Vancouver Island to Victoria to raise awareness and open dialogue about suicide prevention. Kelly is a leader in her community, the First Nation Education Assistant at Bayside Middle School, a soccer coach, and a sister. […]
Hospice Cuts and Closures –
Recently I heard that the legendary San Diego Hospice was bankrupt and closing. Today I read that Perram Hospice (serving the marginalized population) in Toronto is closing, and that the Calgary home care program has cut half of the palliative care nursing jobs. Wow. Good news is that the San Diego hospice has been purchased […]
On being a hospice palliative care nurse AND a daughter…
Last month I wrote about my mom dying. Mary Hughes (nurse leader extraordinaire) from PEI wrote to say that she wanted to hear my thoughts on being a daughter and a Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) nurse.. how was it easier? in what ways was it harder? I have reflected on this over the past few […]
