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Hospice worker passionately debunks the myth that childfree people will ‘die alone’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/hospice-worker-debunks-myth-that-childfree-people-die-alone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hospice-worker-debunks-myth-that-childfree-people-die-alone

TheBadPlace Apr 7

undefined | One California hospice doctor linked to 20 times the average number of terminally ill patients

One California hospice doctor linked to 20 times the average number of terminally ill patients.

CBS News is investigating red flags and possible fraud in the hospice industry. A hospice doctor submitted claims for more than 20 times the number of patients the average California doctor cares for in a year.

Adam Yamaguchi reports.

Psychedlics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip | CBC

Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a terminal lung condition, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression known as "end-of-life distress." He wanted to try psilocybin — commonly known as magic mushrooms — to see if it helped. After a lengthy and futile attempt to gain access to the drug legally through Health Canada, Pearson decided this was a trip he needed to take no matter what.

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CBC British Columbia Apr 7

From clothing to comfort: Memory bears help Cranbrook families grieve
Families bring in clothing, from everyday shirts to wedding dresses, to be transformed into keepsake bears. The volunteer-led effort also raises funds for hospice services in a region without a dedicated hospice house.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/memory-bears-clothing-sewn-9.7152742?cmp=rss

ATLANTA DIY Apr 6

Nail Club + Bride (NEW ORLEANS) // Dawn Tilson + Hospice

The Small Room, Thursday, April 9 at 08:00 PM EDT

Nail Club and Bride are from New Orleans!
Nail Club: https://nailclub.bandcamp.com/
Bride: https://bridesings.bandcamp.com/album/hear
Dawn Tilson: https://dawntilson.bandcamp.com/
Hospice: https://hospiceatlanta.bandcamp.com/

https://atlanta.askapunk.net/event/nail-club-bride-dawn-tilson-hospice

Rob Parsons Apr 4

To folks who know me, and to folks who don't. I'm Rob Parsons, long time resident of Mastodon, and I have written a book of short stories, which I am now selling to raise funds for my local hospice, St Peter and St James. The stories are mostly fantasy, but there's quite a wide variety. You can find out more at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578541627142

It's available at https://ko-fi.com/s/19f8a3feeb

Every copy you buy offsets the calories in your last Easter egg. #books #writing #hospice #easter

🇨🇦 Shani Komulainen 🍁Mar 31

We've lost two giants of compassionate care, in Canada & internationally - Stephen Lewis (today) & Dr Balfour Mount (last September). This was my shot of them when Lewis spoke at the 2014 Intl. Palliative Care Congress in Montreal. #Canada #Healthcare #AIDS #Hospice

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Daniel M. Reck Mar 28

We lost a great one today. 105th birthday was earlier this month.

#PublicSchool #teacher for decades. Artist. Learner of languages.

#GirlGeek before it was cool. Her first #tech was a Compaq luggable followed by an IBM PS/2. Was still active on her computer at 100 years old.

Mother. Grandmother. And 39 days ago, great grandmother.

Fitting for a lifelong #educator, her final act in #hospice was to help train a nurse on ultrasound-visualized IV placement.

We will miss you. Love always. #Peace

Pomegranate Pirate 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️Mar 27

CW- end of life

My friend is dying. She has multiple issues and MS that has her paralyzed. She is so angry with the situation: illness, the medical system, one of her kids cutting her off. It's understandable! I can't be there because of health and distance. She has chosen MAID at some point (medically assisted legal death). This does not bother me in any way. I wish I could help her find peace (maybe that's not my job, and I am not a qualified......???). How do you process the injustice of illness and the medical system? I am guessing she's not done yet on some level. I just really wish her some sort of peace or better last days.

Just throwing this out there if anyone has been through this and or has a link for useful stuff.

#EndOfLife #MS #MAID #terminal #hospice #death

Daniel M. Reck Mar 26

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/116292195440386555

Meanwhile... I sit here in the #USA arguing with family about the cost of #hospice care for a woman who gave decades of her life as a #PublicSchool #teacher.

#UniversalHealth #Healthcare #affordability #ConceptsOfAPlan