Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2024

The nurse provided an example from her own patients: A female patient dying of cancer is being cared for by her 22-year-old daughter. But, due to the use of an oral solution, the caregiving daughter has to administer the medication every hour on the hour, which disrupts her sleep and adversely affects her own health. “If

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

Or my daughter’s suicide, which was sudden and though not entirely unexpected, not entirely unpredictable. I also understand wanting to have a place that replicates the size and shape, for example, of my daughter’s body in the grave where we put her with a stone at the end of it. My daughter wanted a green burial.

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The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

My partner Stu and I have survived a pandemic, built our first home and together we have raised a beautiful 5-year-old daughter named Peyton. I am a passionate Disney mum, I do sing-a-longs every morning with my daughter which has effectively prepared me for a life-long career in paediatric/neonatal nursing!

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Today's Caregiver

MARCH 14, 2024

The diagnosis of severe spina bifida and hydrocephalus our daughter was given at birth sent us reeling. Sometimes life can slap you in the face with the unexpected.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

They have a relationship as mother-daughter that I don’t. Our group of Volunteer Listeners includes a a daughter who cared for her mother who had dementia; a mother grieving the recent death of another son; and the father of two children with special needs. .” Phyllis gave her another look. “I understand.

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Hospice Red River Valley

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“It allowed me to interact with him as his daughter again and not as his caregiver.” – Twila Aslesen, Daughter of HRRV Patient. Through the end of his journey with dementia, Glen was able to continue living his passion and volunteered with his daughter, ringing bells for the Salvation Army. Glen’s Story.

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Happy Healthy Caregiver

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

I’ve read less non-fiction this summer since I’ve been traveling with purpose (caregiver retreat, helping a grieving cousin, moving my daughter to Chicago) and traveling for fun (Amalfi Italy trip, Michigan getaway). If you […]. The post Book Haul: Something for Every Caregiver first appeared on Happy Healthy Caregiver.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A patient’s daughter says Aunan cares for her patients’ broken bodies, but she loves their souls. Natalie Aunan, BSN, RN, works in the Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) at UI Health Care and treats her patients like family members. The praise of Aunan’s excellent care led to her being honored with a DAISY […]

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Daily Nurse

JULY 10, 2024

Stange, a trauma nurse at UPMC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was on her way to drop off her daughter, Eloise, at gymnastics class, didn’t hesitate to pull over and rush to Racchini’s side. With no pulse or breath, she immediately started performing compressions, pleading for him to breathe.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 28, 2023

Nurse Mary Ann West didn’t know it then, but in June 2001, she would help deliver her future daughter-in-law. Daily Nurse is proud to honor Mary Ann West as our Nurse of the Week for delivering her future daughter-in-law and mother of her grandchildren-to-be 20 years ago.

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Together for Short Lives

JUNE 16, 2023

In this special blog he shares what life is like as a parent to a disabled child, and what Father’s Day will be like this year without his daughter. Dan is Dad to Elisa who died in January 2023.

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Elaine Mansfield

JANUARY 9, 2024

Matt with his daughter Julia, his dogs, & mine (2022) Vic quickly realized he could trust Matt. Matt is the kind of man who can grow a vegetable garden in the summer, ski with his wife and daughters in winter, and train his dogs with a gentle voice. He and his wife shared childcare, so a part-time job was just what he needed.

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Palliverse

APRIL 20, 2022

It was a big ordeal for him, his daughter, and wife. His daughter arranged to go away on pilgrimage for six weeks and he was left in the care of his other daughters and sons. The next day he sat on the couch next to his daughter waiting for his wrestling programme. He laughed and made jokes.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

My daughter Abbey was born in 2007 as a healthy baby girl, but within two or three months had all these issues and was medically fragile,” Keller told Hospice News. “We Keller Foundation. We spent an average of 100 days a year in a hospital or clinic at Dell Children’s.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 21, 2024

Carr’s influence in nursing is profound and enduring, from serving on the night shift for over two decades while raising a family to inspire her daughter and sisters to follow in her footsteps. Cadet Nurse Corps led her to Sacred Heart Hospital, where she honed her skills and passion for nursing.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 22, 2022

Her mother, clearly frustrated, feared her daughter wasn’t making […]. Take a Monday earlier this month. A patient of mine living with cerebral palsy was struggling to complete her therapeutic exercises.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

Erika Walker took her 9-year-old daughter, London, to the event to learn about medical work. Walker works in healthcare administration and wanted her daughter to experience hands-on activities. Cymantha says she wants to be a neuroscientist and likes learning about how the brain works.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The elderly man moved in with one of his daughters after these incidents, and the daughter helped him obtain a personal protective order (PPO) against the nurse. The daughter also obtained guardianship and conservatorship over her father. An investigator from the licensing board interviewed the man and his daughters.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Your teenage daughter is feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed having friends over because of the dementia-related behaviors of your elderly mother. Take special care to consider what Mom would have wanted for you and your daughter before the cognitive decline set in. Consider this example of a courageous conversation.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 27, 2024

” As for what’s next for Darrow, she’s looking forward to an ‘around the world’ cruise later this year with her daughter. And, of course, family, friends, and laughter.” Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Minority Nurse

JULY 22, 2022

Her mother, clearly frustrated, feared her daughter wasn’t making sufficient progress. Dedicated and caring, the mother also worried that she wasn’t doing enough to help her daughter improve and succeed. Your daughter just wants to be independent,” I continued, “and she obviously gets this spirit from you.”.

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HPNA podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At the same time, she was pregnant with her first daughter! During her Master’s program for Family Nurse Practitioner, Sari had two daughters and went back to work as a bedside RN once school was done. Sari was accepted to the MSN program at Cal State Long Beach.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 31, 2023

Over the weekend, our daughter, Emmy Grace, took part in her first hunter jumper 2-foot division horse show. There’s a certain kind of magic when watching eq competitions, especially when it involves someone dear to you.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For one family, the mother wanted her daughter’s place of death to be the hospice, but the daughter wanted to be at home (she died at home).

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Palliverse

JANUARY 21, 2024

I usually go with my family but this year my wife was busy, instead my daughter and her friend came along. He’d met my daughter before when he had last visited the hospice. I usually only go shopping once a decade, but tonight my inner Ebenezer was silenced and money flew out of my wallet like butterflies searching for sweet nectar.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MAY 17, 2023

Margaret, who cares for her daughter, shared the nightmare they endured as she sought help for her daughter. Margaret described navigating 12 different systems just to *start* services to help her daughter.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

One daughter shared that her father has never used any resources at the VA. The guide has thus far served as a “great starting place” to connect veterans and their families with services, according to Julie Alley, veterans service liaison at Hospice of Cincinnati.

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Together for Short Lives

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In this blog, mum, Lorna, talks to us about her beautiful daughter Essie and how she would […]. Talking about death can be extremely difficult, but these short questions and answers outline how important it is for parents to speak about their baby and how you can support them when they are going through the unimaginable.

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Palliverse

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This is your daughter. We’ll keep a close eye on your wife and daughter. Your daughter painted something nice for you, looks like a fairy with a magic wand with a star on it, in purple. Photo by Kunj Parekh on Unsplash. Good morning, I’m the specialist here. What’s your name? How old is she?”. She’s eight.”.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I cried in the closet for a good 30 minutes before coming to terms with the fact that there was nothing I could do for him except be there for his daughter. They wanted to see the nurse who had sat by her side and offered love and prayer to a woman, a daughter, a mother, and a wife who was overwhelmed and lost.

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High Peaks Hospice

APRIL 21, 2022

Some words of praise for Jill Galusha: Your time volunteering provided a daughter with much needed respite while she was the sole caregiver for her mother. You have also spent the past year providing companionship to a woman that is grieving the loss of her daughter. This year that honor goes to Jill Galusha and Heidi Holderied.

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Palliverse

MAY 24, 2023

During his dying phase, he had spent more time with his ex-wife and daughters, than he had in many years. A sensible roster had been set up between his wife and daughters as they held their combined vigil. One of his biggest regrets was not spending more time with them before he had become unwell.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

So it may not be a hospice, but it’s a social worker who can help them get a video visit, who can track down their daughter. And not only is he enjoying it, his daughters who had never had a connection with their father have had this whole new experience that’s really changed their… You know, it changed their life.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The session will include presentations on: Advance Care Planning: what are we talking about – Erna Michiels, A moving and personal story of a mother about the importance of ACP – Sidonie Schreuder, mother of daughter Milou Research and International developments in ACP – Julia Downing 13th October 2023, 1pm CEST **Please note, the (..)

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AJN Off the Charts

MAY 1, 2023

New Albany Floyd – County Public Library Lucy Higgs Nichols (1838-1915) was born into slavery, escaping with her daughter to the 23rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, when she was in her early 20s. When Lucy’s five-year-old daughter died after the surrender of Vicksburg, the men provided an elaborate funeral.

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Traditions Health

MAY 22, 2023

If you want your daughter to be with you when your clinician visits, for example, you can schedule the appointment when she’s available. For example, a 90-year-old patient lives alone but has a daughter visit her every day at 2pm. She feels more comfortable with her daughter being present to hear what the nurse is saying.

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AJN Off the Charts

MARCH 7, 2023

An 86-year-old patient was talking on the phone to her daughter when Kathryn reached her room. As she was leaving, Kathryn heard the woman tell her daughter, “No, everything’s just fine, dear. As Kathryn started to shut the patient’s door, the woman asked, “What’s that ringing noise?” Don’t worry,” Kathryn said.

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