If I had my life to live over again, I would form the habit of nightly composing myself to thoughts of death. I would practice, as it were, the remembrance of death. There is not another practice which...
... precede an assisted death or voluntary euthanasia, which may lead family members to feel prepared for the death (Starks et al., 2007; Swarte et al., 2003). Additionally, legal frameworks providing clear...
... distress is found in 20-40% of patients, although only half of those distressed may be referred for specialized psychosocial care (1). Many of those who are most distressed do not receive or accept referral...
11/24/2011 Self-care for professionals: A personal reflection 4c6zl6qtlZ4 39092642 Irene Renzenbrink Renzenbrink, Irene Irene Renzenbrink is a social worker, author and educator on grief and bereavement...
... diagnosed with a brain tumour. He is expected to live only a couple months. I have never cared for a child with a terminal illness, and I am wondering what I need to know?
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