Category Archives: End of Life Care

LRS Course starting; Learn a very simple, effective, time-honored way to help others

Posted on March 2, 2013 by webmaven

Labyrinth Reader’s Society Class starting this week (07/01/2014)! Learn how to help others, including those who are overwhelmed, stressed, ill, or near the end of life. Following is a brief description of our ongoing online activities taken from an email … Continue reading →

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Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals – Excellent Article

Posted on February 11, 2013 by webmaven

Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals: A Private-Sector Approach to Health Reform – Adam Wolfberg – The Atlantic. This is such a good article I had to post it right away. I work in a busy hospital and see the revolving … Continue reading →

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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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Family Caregiver Month

Posted on November 3, 2012 by webmaven

The National Family Caregivers Association (www.nfcacares.org) encourages caregivers to: • Believe in Yourself – Try to maintain a positive attitude by recognizing your strengths and limitations. • Protect Your Health – Try to maintain your physical and emotional health and … Continue reading →

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Advance Directives, Living Wills…How do YOU Want it to End???

Posted on August 22, 2012 by webmaven

Not one of us thinks that we are actually going to die, but somehow, somehow we come to the end of  our lives, possibly facing difficult decisions that we never planned for. How do you want it to end?An article in … Continue reading →

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