Category Archives: cancer care

You can DO Something to Help your Loved One

Posted on January 11, 2013 by webmaven

  Doing spiritual readings from the American Book of the Dead or a text of your choice or running the Clear Light Orb gives you the chance to really help another being.  I talked earlier about the benefits of running orbs in … Continue reading →

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What is a POLST form????

Posted on December 11, 2012 by webmaven

In the hospital where I work, as I’m going about my daily physical therapy business I have recently noticed the appearance of colorful pink forms in many of the charts. I feel that this kind of snuck up on me, … Continue reading →

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A Buddhist Prayer for the Dead and Dying

Posted on November 26, 2012 by webmaven

 A Buddhist Prayer for the Dead and Dying   The Five Powers to Develop for a Happy Successful Death    from UrbanDharma.org   A Buddhist Prayer for the Dead and Dying Oh Buddhas and Bodhisattvas abiding in all directions, Endowed … Continue reading →

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A Great Opportunity for Caregiving Organizations

Posted on November 19, 2012 by webmaven

Innovations in Caregiving Awards This looks like a terrific program. Find past innovation award winners here and you will see what I mean! Please join us on November 29th (3PM EST) for a webinar on the 2013 Innovations in Caregiving … Continue reading →

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How Virtual Environments can be used to Help Others

Posted on October 6, 2012 by webmaven

Dedicating Efforts When you are in the virtual environment and you are running through the “game,” you can dedicate that run to the benefit of another. Dedicating an effort or activity, such as an  orb run, to the benefit of … Continue reading →

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A Guidebook for Hospice Volunteers

Posted on July 8, 2012 by webmaven

This is a very well written and informative 140 page ebook that downloads as a pdf file. It was written by Francisca Stolzenbach and even though it takes a minute, it is well worth downloading. I rediscovered this on thehospicewebsite in the … Continue reading →

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