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Palliative or Terminal Sedation - An Overview of Palliative Sedation Created: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Updated: Saturday, December 31, 2011
An overview of palliative sedation to alleviate suffering, also known as terminal sedation.
Hospice Care - What Is Hospice Care? Video Created: Friday, December 02, 2011 Updated: Friday, December 02, 2011
Want to learn about hospice care and what it means for families of people who are nearing the end of life? Here, see helpful information about it.
Flu Symptoms - Share Your Flu Symptoms Story Created: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their experience with flu symptoms.
Dealing with Anger and Death - How Did You Deal with a Loved One's Anger and Death? Created: Monday, October 19, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share how they dealt with the anger of a dying loved one.
H1N1 Flu - Hospice Patients and H1N1 Flu Created: Thursday, October 01, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Hospice and palliative care patients are especially susceptible to H1N1 flu. Find out what you can do to prevent H1N1 flu.
Be a Hospice Volunteer - Why Do You Want to Be a Hospice Volunteer? Created: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share why they want to be a hospice volunteer.
Coping With Holiday Grief - Share Your Tips for Coping With Holiday Grief Created: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their tips for coping with grief during the holiday season.
Pet Therapy Volunteers - Why My Pet Would Make a Great Pet Therapy Volunteer Created: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Reader's share why they think their pet would make a great pet therapy volunteer.
Health Care Reform - Seniors Worries Over Health Care Reform Created: Thursday, August 20, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Are you worried how health care reform will affect you? Share your reasons.
DABDA - Did You Experience DABDA After a Death? Created: Sunday, August 16, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share whether they experienced any or all of the five stages of coping with death.
Fear of Death - Share Your Fear of Death Created: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share the reasons why they fear death.
Talking with the Dying - Tips for Talking with the Dying Person Created: Friday, July 31, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their tips for talking with a dying person.
Help a Grieving Friend - Tips to Help a Grieving Friend Created: Monday, July 27, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tips from readers for helping a grieving friend or family member.
Hospice Nurse - Reasons to be a Hospice Nurse Created: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share why they decided to be a hospice nurse.
palliative sedation - Have you had to consider Palliative Sedation? Created: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Have you ever had to consider palliative sedation for yourself or your loved one to relieve uncontrolled suffering? How did you wrestle with that choice?
Being with a Dying Person - Tips for Interacting and Being With a Dying Person Created: Monday, June 15, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their tips for interacting with a dying person.
Your Condolence Letter Tips - Readers Share Condolence Letter Tips Created: Monday, June 15, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their own tips for giving condolences with condolence letters.
Hospice Readiness - Ready for Hospice Care Created: Monday, April 06, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
User respond how they knew they were ready for hospice.
Grief Quotes, Poems, and Words of Inspiration - Quotes and Poems about Grief Created: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Quotes, poems, and words of inspiration submitted by readers about death, dying, and grief.
Explaining Death to Children - Tips for Talking About and Explaining Death to Children Created: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share how they explained death to their children.
Funerals Stories - Readers Share Stories From Funerals Created: Thursday, December 09, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their worst funeral experiences - crazy family members, fights, and missing bodies are some examples of funeral horror stories.
The Dying Process - Share Your Experience with the Dying Process Created: Friday, July 31, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Share with others what you experienced during the dying process of a patient or loved one.
Physician Aid in Dying - Physician Assisted Suicide or Aid in Dying Created: Monday, July 12, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
How do you feel about physician-assisted suicide?
Stop Dialysis - How did you decide to stop dialysis? Created: Thursday, May 20, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share how they made the decision to stop dialysis.
Medical Marijuana - How Do You Feel About Medical Marijuana? Created: Monday, October 19, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share how they feel about medical marijuana.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - Celebrating National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Created: Friday, October 30, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share how they will celebrate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
Reader Submissions: What Would You Do If You Had One Year to Live? Created: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
What would you do if you had a year to live? Readers share their own unique bucket lists.
My Bucket List - Reader's Share Their Own Bucket List Created: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
What would you do if you had a year to live? Readers share their own unique bucket lists.
Reader Stories: Death Stories - My Experience Caring for a Dying Loved One Created: Friday, January 08, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their stories of caring for a dying loved one.
Caring for the Dying - Share Your Story of Caring for a Dying Loved One Created: Friday, January 08, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers share their stories of caring for a dying loved one.
Write a Review: Readers Review Books on Death, Grief - Books About Death, Dying, Grief Created: Friday, December 31, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers review books they have read about death, dying, grief, and mourning.
Readers Review Books on Death, Grief - Books About Death, Dying, Grief Created: Friday, December 31, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Readers review books they have read about death, dying, grief, and mourning.

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