“Grief and love are sisters, woven together from the beginning. Their kinship reminds us that there is no love that does not contain loss and no loss that is not a reminder of the love we carry for what we once held close.” – Francis Weller (The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief) The above quote, by Francis Weller, is a beautiful reminder that while grief is born of sorrow, it is also born as the result of deep love, connection, or a desire to heal that which was broken. As a result, there is a wild array of emotions that takes over when we are in the midst of grief. Those emotions can be so overpowering that if they aren’t allowed to express themselves or find a way to move through and out of the griever, they can become stuck. When that happens, the following 5 signs may begin to reveal themselves.
Read the rest of this article at https://hospice.me/5-signs-you-may-need-grief-support/ One of the things that makes hospice so special is the ability to customize the level of services to a client’s needs and wants. The current pandemic has challenged all of us in the hospice and palliative care realm as we work to balance CDC and other health guidelines with our clients’ differing levels of need for human contact with care providers.
Your goal is to find the best-quality of hospice care, as soon as possible, and in a way that aligns with your family’s values and healthcare priorities, including social/emotional priorities. Asking the right questions will help you to navigate that path with better information. Read the rest of this article at https://hospice.me/what-to-ask-your-hospice-provider-during-covid-19/ |
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