Elaine Mansfield
MAY 10, 2022
Vic died on June 3, 2008— many years ago and oh so recent. I’ve learned to carry the grief of death near the love that still supports me every day. This time of year awakens the grief I felt in Vic’s last month when he was clearly dying. The grief is accompanied by a burst of spring beauty in Nature.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. For the study, researchers from George Washington University and the University of Chicago examined data from more than 11 million unique hospice care episodes that occurred between 2008 and 2019. “We
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Elaine Mansfield
MAY 23, 2023
Vic died on June 3, 2008 and his ashes were the first to go in the forest. My heart aches for the companion and friend who walked beside me through my hardest years of grief, but it was her time. For a post about creating a grief ritual for Leo who died in 1995, see How My Dog Taught Me the Art of Ritual.
Elaine Mansfield
JANUARY 3, 2023
We shared letters for years, sometimes focusing on dreams and sometimes on our love for our husbands, especially after Vic’s cancer diagnosis in 2006 and after his death in 2008. Sometimes you wrote about aging and grief and struggles with health. The hearing issues you shared in 2009 remind me of my challenges now.
Hospice News
MAY 19, 2023
She began as a nurse at the hospice in 2010, and started her career at Berkeley Medical Center in 2008 as a primary nurse and charge nurse in the progressive care unit. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.
Journey With Deanna
JANUARY 20, 2016
Blane Brazier has worked full time in hospice since 2008. He currently works at Amity Hospice as their Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator where he also facilitates grief groups for bereaved family members. He has a unique ministry of using his guitar or sometimes the ukulele to engage the spiritual life of his patient's.
Minority Nurse
JUNE 28, 2023
I started my career as a nurse in pediatric oncology back in 2008 at CHLA. In this post-pandemic world, with severe nursing shortages putting increased pressure on healthcare staff , nurse burnout, and professional stress are incredibly high, not to mention the grief and trauma that comes from caring for patients.
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