... background-repeat: initial; ">I live in south Wales; I work on a surgical ward in my local hospital, where every day we are surrounded by death and dying.
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The entire goal of hospice and palliative care is to bring as much comfort as possible to people for the remaining time that...
... style="margin-top: 12pt; ">I look to friends who have learned to move their lives along, despite devastating loss, and I am encouraged.
... style="margin-bottom: . 0001pt; line-height: 115%; ">I am a volunteer at our local hospice. On a recent shift, the nurse asked me to sit with a resident who was a "fall risk.
... will be accompanied by a fond memory shared.
Among other things (despite my not being a church-goer), I feel reassured that there is an existence after our Earthly lives. Thoughts...
“ When I was 5 years old my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘ happy’.
... Arial; ">But four years ago when I began my volunteer work at hospice, I discovered the undeniable truth of this expression.
... go. She let go of fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming aroundher head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She...
... style="margin-top: 12. 0pt; ">Having volunteered at our local hospice for the last four years, I consider myself to have good control of my psyche. But I kept thinking of a young child...
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