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Narrative Medicine
The Certified Listening ProfessionalTM (CLPTM) is offered by the International Listening Association (ILA) as one method of fulfilling its mission to advance the practice, teaching, and research of listening throughout…
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I never wanted to be a cancer expert, but then my wife got sick. A caregiver’s tale.
By Saul Schwartz in The Washington Post It was my wife’s first colonoscopy; it turned out to be the only one she ever had. She was 53. Whether Cheryl would have lived…
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When Caregivers Become Patients
Imagine you work in the health care industry: You have a lot of knowledge. You make rules, policy. Until one day you yourself experience a major health problem. It will…
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Masterclasses Palliatieve Zorg
De vele initiatieven en goede voorbeelden ten aanzien van de palliatieve zorg staat laten zien dat de belangstelling voor dit onderwerp groeit. Er leven echter ook nog veel vragen en…
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Rouwen als je lief nog leeft
Onderstaand artikel stond in Trouw. Het is indringend en aangrijpend. Een onderbelicht thema in de discussie over zelfredzaamheid en mantelzorg bij dementie. Door: Alwin Kuiken © Reyer Boxem. ‘Ik mis wel…
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Knocking On Heaven’s Door: The Path To A Better Way Of Death
My friend Jennie Grau sent me this information. Joe Takach kisses Lillian Landry as she spends her last days in the hospice wing of an Oakland Park, Fla hospital. She…