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- Hospice Volunteers - What is a Hospice Volunteer?…Created: 2009-11-05 @ 21:26:59 EST
Find out what a hospice volunteer is and what a difference they can make… - National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - Celebrating National Ho…Created: 2009-10-30 @ 12:53:56 EDT
Readers share how they will celebrate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month… - National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - What is National Hospic…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 18:38:33 EDT Updated: 2009-10-30 @ 12:56:04 EDT
Description of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month… - After Death - Checklist of Responsibilities After Death…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 14:45:07 EDT
Checklist of responsibilities for survivors after a loved one's death… - Flu Symptoms - Share Your Flu Symptoms StoryCreated: 2009-10-28 @ 18:43:59 EDT
Readers share their experience with flu symptoms… - Power of Attorney - Definition of Power of Attorney…Created: 2009-10-26 @ 18:54:12 EDT
Definition of power of attorney… - Anger and Death - How to Deal With Anger and Death…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 21:44:56 EDT
Anger is a common stage of coping with a terminal illness. Here are tips for dealing with a dying loved ones' anger… - Medical Marijuana - How Do You Feel About Medical Marijuana?…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 21:43:56 EDT
Readers share how they feel about medical marijuana… - Dealing with Anger and Death - How Did You Deal with a Loved One's A…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 21:37:45 EDT
Readers share how they dealt with the anger of a dying loved one… - Life Review - Preparing for Death With Life Review…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 11:26:10 EDT
A dying person may prepare for death by using a life review or life reconciliation. These are the five stages of life review… - Inurnment - Definition of Inurnment Created: 2009-10-16 @ 16:53:32 EDT Updated: 2009-10-16 @ 17:04:46 EDT
Definition of inurnment… - Anger - The DABDA Stage of AngerCreated: 2009-10-16 @ 16:42:45 EDT
Discussion of the Anger stage of the DABDA theory of coping with death… - Flu Symptoms - Recognizing and Treating Flu Symptoms…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 16:33:11 EDT
Early recognition of flu symptoms can help you better treat the illness… - H1N1 Flu - Hospice Patients and H1N1 FluCreated: 2009-10-01 @ 18:13:12 EDT
Hospice and palliative care patients are especially susceptible to H1N1 flu. Find out what you can do to prevent H1N1 flu… - H1N1 Swine Flu - Hospice Patients and H1N1 Swine Flu…Created: 2009-10-01 @ 18:12:44 EDT
Hospice patients are high risk for contracting the H1N1 flu virus. Should hospice patients get an H1N1 flu vaccine?… - DABDA -Theory of Coping With Death DABDACreated: 2009-10-01 @ 16:03:39 EDT
Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross made the DABDA theory of coping with death popular… - Flu Vaccine - Hospice, Palliative Care, and Cancer Patients and the …Created: 2009-09-22 @ 10:13:52 EDT
Should hospice and palliative care patients get flu shots? What about their caregivers? Your questions answered here… - Denied Health Insurance Claims - Share Your Story about Denied Healt…Created: 2009-09-18 @ 16:32:55 EDT
Readers share their experiences with being denied health insurance claims… - Death Panels - Insurance Companies and Death Panels…Created: 2009-09-18 @ 16:31:53 EDT
Think death panels are a part of the future? They already happen at insurance companies… - Acceptance - DABDA Stage of AcceptanceCreated: 2009-09-10 @ 12:04:30 EDT Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 14:08:24 EDT
Description of the acceptance stage of DABDA, a theory of coping with death made popular by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross… - Bargaining - DABDA Theory of Coping With Death Bargaining…Created: 2009-09-10 @ 12:00:39 EDT Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 14:12:34 EDT
Description of the bargaining stage of DABDA, a theory of coping with death… - Denial - DABDA Theory of Coping with Death Denial…Created: 2009-09-09 @ 20:28:13 EDT Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 14:12:19 EDT
Description of the denial stage of DABDA, a theory of coping with death… - Depression - DABDA Theory of Coping With Death Depression…Created: 2009-09-09 @ 20:27:42 EDT Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 14:11:17 EDT
Description of the depression stage of DABDA, a theory of coping with death… - The Dying Process - All About the Dying Process…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 21:08:59 EDT Updated: 2009-09-07 @ 23:58:37 EDT
Everything you need to know to recognize, prepare for, and cope with the dying process… - Fear of Death - Share Your Fear of DeathCreated: 2009-08-25 @ 16:59:00 EDT
Readers share the reasons why they fear death… - Fear of Death - Fear of Death or DyingCreated: 2009-08-25 @ 16:57:05 EDT Updated: 2009-08-26 @ 13:35:13 EDT
Overview of the reasons many people fear death, including healthy and unhealthy fears and tips for overcoming fears… - Health Care Reform - Health Care Reform and Older AmericansCreated: 2009-08-20 @ 23:01:06 EDT
How will health care reform affect older Americans and Senior Citizens?… - Health Care Reform - Seniors Worries Over Health Care ReformCreated: 2009-08-20 @ 23:00:19 EDT Updated: 2009-08-21 @ 10:46:43 EDT
Are you worried how health care reform will affect you? Share your reasons… - Health Care Reform - Health Care Reform and End-of-Life CareCreated: 2009-08-19 @ 14:30:44 EDT Updated: 2009-08-19 @ 14:33:38 EDT
Discussion of how health care reform in 2009 will affect end-of-life care… - DABDA - Did You Experience DABDA After a Death?Created: 2009-08-16 @ 22:58:27 EDT
Readers share whether they experienced any or all of the five stages of coping with death… - DABDA - Definition of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's Theory of DABDACreated: 2009-08-16 @ 22:47:05 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 22:59:15 EDT
Definition of DABDA, the five stages of coping with death… - Thanataphobia - Definition of ThanataphobiaCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 20:35:09 EDT
Definition of thanataphobia… - Thanatology - Definition of ThanatologyCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 20:17:56 EDT
Definition of thanatology… - Talking with the Dying - Tips for Talking with the Dying PersonCreated: 2009-07-31 @ 22:36:53 EDT Updated: 2009-07-31 @ 22:40:33 EDT
Readers share their tips for talking with a dying person… - The Dying Process - Share Your Experience with the Dying ProcessCreated: 2009-07-31 @ 22:11:42 EDT
Share with others what you experienced during the dying process of a patient or loved one… - Pig Candy - Book Review of Pig CandyCreated: 2009-07-31 @ 21:04:40 EDT Updated: 2009-07-31 @ 23:58:37 EDT
Review of "Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home" by Lise Funderburg… - Help a Grieving Friend - Tips to Help a Grieving FriendCreated: 2009-07-27 @ 12:28:27 EDT
Tips from readers for helping a grieving friend or family member… - Leading Causes of Infant Death - Leading Causes of Infant Death or M…Created: 2009-07-27 @ 07:41:22 EDT
An explanation of the five leading causes of infant death or mortality… - End-of-Life - End of Life CareUpdated: 2009-11-01 @ 17:41:44 EST
Most of us want to have a say how we spend the last days of our lives. Find information and instructions on how to make informed decisions for your care or the care of your loved ones at the end o… - Caregiver Tips - Health Tips for CaregiversUpdated: 2009-10-20 @ 17:27:21 EDT
If you're caring for someone who is elderly or ill, you will need to take care to keep them, and yourself, healthy. Find health tips here… - Medical Marijuana - Pros and Cons of Medical Marijuana…Updated: 2009-10-19 @ 21:50:58 EDT
Frequently asked questions about medical marijuana and Marinol, and FDA approved synthetic form of Delta-9-THC… - Information for Caregivers - Caregiver Support and Information…Updated: 2009-10-16 @ 16:29:58 EDT
Support, information, tips, and resources for those caring for someone at or near the end of life… - Grief Myths - Myths about Grief and MourningUpdated: 2009-10-05 @ 20:24:57 EDT
Grief myths and the truth behind them… - Grief and Mourning - Exploring Normal and Complicated Grief and Mour…Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 16:42:44 EDT
Grief and mourning are explored, including complicated grief… - Levels of Hospice Care - The Various Levels of Hospice Care…Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 16:11:43 EDT
There are four distinct levels of hospice care based on a patients needs: routine care, continuous care, inpatient care, and respite care… - Hospice Care - End-of-Life Comfort Care with Hospice Care…Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 13:34:14 EDT
Hospice care is a philosophy of care that focuses on comfort and quality of life…