Comments for Alive Hospice Blog http://alivehospice.org/blog Stories and commentary from Alive Hospice about compassionate end-of-life care and bereavement support. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Beginnings, middles, endings by Jared Porter http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/06/20/crafts-nature-walks-and-stories-%e2%80%93-all-help-children-find-their-way-through-grief/#comment-76103 Jared Porter Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:47:57 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4243#comment-76103 A recent comment from Twitter follower @sheahawkins: "This camp sounds amazing!!!" It IS amazing! To see the kids sharing and absorbing and growing... the beautiful ways they express what they're going through and make sense of it all... to hear the wisdom in their words and the laughter they share, despite their losses... Amazing is a good word. A recent comment from Twitter follower @sheahawkins: “This camp sounds amazing!!!”

It IS amazing! To see the kids sharing and absorbing and growing… the beautiful ways they express what they’re going through and make sense of it all… to hear the wisdom in their words and the laughter they share, despite their losses…

Amazing is a good word.

]]> Comment on A chaplain’s story by Stephen Tregloan http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/03/16/a-chaplains-story/#comment-74101 Stephen Tregloan Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:23:29 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=476#comment-74101 I am a Hospice Chaplain also. I often communicate Spirit to Spirit with dementia patients. I meet so many people who have had traumatic things happen in their life, but who at this end stage of their life, are pleased with the life that God has afforded them. They accept their imminent death . Their faith in God is strong. I meet lots of people who feel the stress and strain of these changed circumstances and who just need a little reorientation of their focus in life. Mainly they want to be heard. They want someone to truly listen. I absolutely love my calling in life. It is not just a job. I am a Hospice Chaplain also. I often communicate Spirit to Spirit with dementia patients. I meet so many people who have had traumatic things happen in their life, but who at this end stage of their life, are pleased with the life that God has afforded them. They accept their imminent death . Their faith in God is strong. I meet lots of people who feel the stress and strain of these changed circumstances and who just need a little reorientation of their focus in life. Mainly they want to be heard. They want someone to truly listen.

I absolutely love my calling in life. It is not just a job.

]]> Comment on Why did it take a law for physicians to talk about care that enhances quality of life? by Pam Brown http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/06/10/the-hand-of-the-law/#comment-73553 Pam Brown Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:29:13 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4283#comment-73553 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> Comment on Entering into a life story: My semester with Alive Hospice by David Tribble, Chief Medical Officer, Alive Hospice http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/05/18/kayla-brandt/#comment-73021 David Tribble, Chief Medical Officer, Alive Hospice Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:07:31 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4207#comment-73021 Yours is a wonderfully articulate statement of why most of us do what we do long after it is new and exciting. In this work, all statistics resolve to zero or one, we either make a difference or we do not, but we are present. We show up when many would rather walk or run away. I am grateful that we were able to help you find out how life-changing this work is. Yours is a wonderfully articulate statement of why most of us do what we do long after it is new and exciting. In this work, all statistics resolve to zero or one, we either make a difference or we do not, but we are present. We show up when many would rather walk or run away. I am grateful that we were able to help you find out how life-changing this work is.

]]> Comment on Entering into a life story: My semester with Alive Hospice by Debra Stang http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/05/18/kayla-brandt/#comment-71950 Debra Stang Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:44:34 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4207#comment-71950 Dear Kayla, I'm so glad your experience with hospice was a good one. I've been a hospice social worker for five years, and it always makes me sad when someone with grace, compassion, and love to spare says to me, "I couldn't do what you're doing." The truth is, if you care about people and are willing to learn some core skills,there is no reason why anyone can't provide end of life care. I hope people read your blog post and get past some of their own hospice fears. Sincerely, Debra Stang, LCSW http://booklocker.com/books/5482.html Author of HOSPICE TAILS Dear Kayla,

I’m so glad your experience with hospice was a good one. I’ve been a hospice social worker for five years, and it always makes me sad when someone with grace, compassion, and love to spare says to me, “I couldn’t do what you’re doing.”

The truth is, if you care about people and are willing to learn some core skills,there is no reason why anyone can’t provide end of life care.

I hope people read your blog post and get past some of their own hospice fears.

Sincerely,
Debra Stang, LCSW
http://booklocker.com/books/5482.html

Author of HOSPICE TAILS

]]> Comment on Entering into a life story: My semester with Alive Hospice by Pam Brown http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/05/18/kayla-brandt/#comment-70188 Pam Brown Fri, 27 May 2011 11:10:44 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4207#comment-70188 I'm so glad you "stepped out of your comfort zone" and took the assignment. Thank you for sharing these thoughts with the rest of us. My best to you as you continue your studies. I’m so glad you “stepped out of your comfort zone” and took the assignment. Thank you for sharing these thoughts with the rest of us. My best to you as you continue your studies.

]]> Comment on Tender loving care by MARISA MILLER http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/05/25/tender-loving-care/#comment-70027 MARISA MILLER Thu, 26 May 2011 20:21:39 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4227#comment-70027 WHEN KELLEY CAME IN FOR HER FIRST DAY TO WORK AT ALIVE HOSPICE, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT HER!!!!WELL THE PICTURE TELLS IT ALL!!!TWO ANGELS!!!GOD BLESS YOU. MARISA MILLER WHEN KELLEY CAME IN FOR HER FIRST DAY TO WORK AT ALIVE HOSPICE, I KNEW
THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT HER!!!!WELL THE PICTURE TELLS
IT ALL!!!TWO ANGELS!!!GOD BLESS YOU.

MARISA MILLER

]]> Comment on Traveling light: A conversation with J.W. Frye by Lloyd Monday http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/04/13/traveling-light-a-conversation-with-jw-frye/#comment-64826 Lloyd Monday Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:28:00 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4147#comment-64826 J.W. Sorry I didn't get to meet you in Crossville. I am a Volunteer at the Hospice of Cumberland County. I work with Rachael. They were very impressed with you and what you are doing. Stay well. lloyd J.W.
Sorry I didn’t get to meet you in Crossville. I am a Volunteer at the Hospice of Cumberland County. I work with Rachael. They were very impressed with you and what you are doing. Stay well. lloyd

]]> Comment on What do I do with guilt after a loss? by Alicia King http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/04/19/what-do-i-do-with-guilt-after-a-loss/#comment-64590 Alicia King Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:04:40 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4140#comment-64590 Ruth- Personally, I think this kind of thinking is unavoidable. It's what we do with it that determines how we manage our grief. I wrote about this too- http://dosanddontsofgrief.blogspot.com/2010/09/famous-last-words.html Thank goodness for hospice counseling. Your message is important- feel it and let it go. All the best, Alicia Ruth-

Personally, I think this kind of thinking is unavoidable. It’s what we do with it that determines how we manage our grief. I wrote about this too- http://dosanddontsofgrief.blogspot.com/2010/09/famous-last-words.html

Thank goodness for hospice counseling. Your message is important- feel it and let it go.

All the best,
Alicia

]]> Comment on Traveling light: A conversation with J.W. Frye by Traveling light: A conversation with J.W. Frye (part 2) « Alive Hospice Blog http://alivehospice.org/blog/2011/04/13/traveling-light-a-conversation-with-jw-frye/#comment-63643 Traveling light: A conversation with J.W. Frye (part 2) « Alive Hospice Blog Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:10:37 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=4147#comment-63643 [...] read part 1 of this conversation, click here. For more information about J.W. Frye, visit [...] [...] read part 1 of this conversation, click here. For more information about J.W. Frye, visit [...]

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