Tag Archives: dying

ORBS

Today I worked in hospice.  My first patient had been up all night with what is called “terminal restlessness”. It is not uncommon among the dying.  Her caregiver, her granddaughter reported she was “awake” through the night holding conversations with … Continue reading

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Spirits Ascending

“When?”  When will my loved one die is often a question I am asked as a hospice nurse. I don’t know. I can give the clinical aspects of what I see in the dying process but there’s the other side, … Continue reading

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Bed bath and Beyond

Bed bath and Beyond. This pretty much sums up my work as a hospice nurse.  There is the physical world-bed bath- I tend to and then there’s the spiritual world-beyond- that I minister to. My “job” is to manage symptoms … Continue reading

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Flowers of God

I was caring for a woman on hospice one time who was very demanding and difficult. As a nurse I must remain professional and not absorb the negativity that sometimes comes with illness. It is understandable on the human level … Continue reading

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