Category Archives: palliative care

A prayer for times of crisis and for healing

This is a multi denominational, multi dimensional prayer for times of crisis and for healing. The prayer can be addressed to the being of another for proximal or distant healing and it can be used in critical situations for staying … Continue reading

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Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

On this beautiful Easter morning, here is an article that you might want to read, consider and reflect upon. In very few words it says a lot. Regrets of the Dying.

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True and Original Definition of Hospice

“You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but to live until you die.” -Dame Cicely Saunders

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Major Palliative Care Conference coming in October

The longest-running Congress in Palliative Care and the leading event in the  palliative medicine field since 1976 is scheduled for this fall in Montreal. Hospice personnel, volunteers, nurses will all benefit from the programs. The 19th International Palliative Care information center has a full … Continue reading

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Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM – Upcoming Events

I first saw Roshi Joan Halifax at the NY Open Center’s Art of Dying Conference back in 1997 or so. She spoke with great clarity and conviction at that time and was one of the incredible speakers at that conference … Continue reading

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What will you talk about…

A thought provoking article by a hospice chaplain. My Faith: What people talk about before they die  I’d like to thank Greg Schneider of  Hospice Community Forum for alerting me to this blog.          

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