Comments on: Grieving for a patient http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/10/15/grieving-for-a-patient/ Stories and commentary from Alive Hospice about compassionate end-of-life care and bereavement support. Thu, 17 May 2012 15:01:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kim Lintner http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/10/15/grieving-for-a-patient/#comment-13573 Kim Lintner Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:49:49 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=2424#comment-13573 "It is in the course of our calling that we get to meet, even if only for a short time, wonderful people we would otherwise never have met and to be blessed by them, if we will let it happen." You describe the exact reason I have remained in this field when I initially thought it to be a short-term,employment endeavor to something greater. I am not convinced there exists a greater calling. Kim “It is in the course of our calling that we get to meet, even if only for a short time, wonderful people we would otherwise never have met and to be blessed by them, if we will let it happen.”

You describe the exact reason I have remained in this field when I initially thought it to be a short-term,employment endeavor to something greater. I am not convinced there exists a greater calling.

Kim

]]> By: donna graeser rn,chpn http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/10/15/grieving-for-a-patient/#comment-11071 donna graeser rn,chpn Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:19:27 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=2424#comment-11071 helpful advice gained from a hospice conference that i try and practice is to 'leave my ego at the door'. i would suppose that includes masks.not always successful-but when able, i do believe the family can feel better supported by 'presence'. helpful advice gained from a hospice conference that i try and practice is to ‘leave my ego at the door’. i would suppose that includes masks.not always successful-but when able, i do believe the family can feel better supported by ‘presence’.

]]> By: Dr. David Tribble http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/10/15/grieving-for-a-patient/#comment-10814 Dr. David Tribble Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:38 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=2424#comment-10814 There is a boundary between allowing ourselves investment in our patients and inserting ourselves into their family system. In the end, it is about the patient and not about us, which is important in maintaining that boundary in a proper place. I think the risk of the mask being too thin lies in losing track of the fact that control of who lives and who dies does not lie with us, and that we are always guests while we are providing end-of-life care. There is a boundary between allowing ourselves investment in our patients and inserting ourselves into their family system. In the end, it is about the patient and not about us, which is important in maintaining that boundary in a proper place. I think the risk of the mask being too thin lies in losing track of the fact that control of who lives and who dies does not lie with us, and that we are always guests while we are providing end-of-life care.

]]> By: Christian Sinclair http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/10/15/grieving-for-a-patient/#comment-10700 Christian Sinclair Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:37:39 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=2424#comment-10700 This post was featured in the <a href="http://arts.pallimed.org/2009/11/palliative-care-grand-rounds-110.html" rel="nofollow">November 2009 edition of Palliative Care Grand Rounds!</a> Congratulations and thanks for contributing to the palliative care blogosphere. Thanks for this post David. I like to talk to my fellows and staff about how thick our mask is on any one day. Too thick is not good because of the callousness and detachment, but too thin of a mask and burnout is at higher risk. This post was featured in the November 2009 edition of Palliative Care Grand Rounds!

Congratulations and thanks for contributing to the palliative care blogosphere.

Thanks for this post David. I like to talk to my fellows and staff about how thick our mask is on any one day. Too thick is not good because of the callousness and detachment, but too thin of a mask and burnout is at higher risk.

]]> By: Joanna Walker http://alivehospice.org/blog/2009/10/15/grieving-for-a-patient/#comment-10010 Joanna Walker Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:43:54 +0000 http://alivehospice.org/blog/?p=2424#comment-10010 I'm an IT Admin and I'm doing research right now on blogs because our Hospice is thinking about creating a blog and your comment about not hiding behind detachment touched my heart. Thank you for being open. Thank you for sharing. I’m an IT Admin and I’m doing research right now on blogs because our Hospice is thinking about creating a blog and your comment about not hiding behind detachment touched my heart. Thank you for being open. Thank you for sharing.

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