End of Life Caregiver
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There is no off season for death, like clothing that you put away for the winter. So as I clean and pack my winter boots and get out my hiking boots this summer, I reflect on how I prepared for a transition of my loved ones. Awareness Am I clear on the promises that I…
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Frantic or fatigued, perhaps you need time to think and prioritize what you doing, or what has to be done. I have been there is here is what helped… slow down, that is what a respite careworker does, gives you time, even if you just need to sleep. Or try this little trick to make…
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Covers the finger, not the heart, but the idea remains the same. Even if you don’t stitch, sew or hem, a thimble cover your digit so you can push through thick fabric with a needle and thread. Avoiding the callus of thick skin is a great metaphor for how to begin. Currently, I am cutting…
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You get what you allow into your space, consuming your time, giving or taking your grace Doubt and repine, overthinking each phrase Like a buffer, a bridge or a anchor Admission, permission, to determine what is appropriate when your in that caregiving space To take consideration or making calculations for what and whom is allowed…
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The Stoics identified the path to eudaimonia with a life spent practicing virtue and living in accordance with nature. An emotional resilience to misfortune. A virtue that is critically important to the work of end of life care. In my humble opinion, eudaimonia or happiness is a choice, the highest human good in an older…
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the oral tradition of tale telling, a storyboard of pictures, a collections of tools or fishing poles. Perhaps it is a collection that could be put on display. A memory garden of plantings to remind others of your favorite colors or smells. An hour glass, a grandfather clock or a wristband to remind those you…
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A restorative way for movement is isometrics; muscular action in which tensions without joint strain. The physiology for the isometric is no limb motion which is often a relief to someone who is bed ridden or not ambulatory. Isometric response is mediated by combined central and peripheral afferent input to medullary cardiovascular centers. Circulation, it…
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A polygon has sides that connect the shape, corners, angles and vertices, bound… The circle of the infinite 8 has no boundaries, so I pour a cup of coffee and ruminate The main purpose of this post is to concentrate on gratitude and unlimited grace When face with the question of surgery, or more medical…
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A meal to a feast a room into a home a stranger to a friend chaos into order how do we get there and where does it begin Once upon a time… there is a restorative way to start to make food grand, to create a room into a safe space to make a stranger…
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Those items that you keep safe, the memories you keep on repeat in your brain Let’s use sensory tactics to discover, increase circulation, release oxygen to the brain tickle the temporal lobe and discover what is inside of the treasury The Treasury can be difficult to access, trusting another person listen and remember A lock…
Got any book recommendations?
The Storyteller’s Death a novel by Ann Davila Cardinal
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serl
The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Why we do what we do by Edward L Deci with Richard Flaste
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Flow by Mihaly Cikszentmihalyi
Grit the power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Your ever after 