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Category: Hospice Stories

Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?
Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?

by Rebecca Gagne-Henderson PhD, APRN, ACHPN Tonight, I hold vigil over my mother-in-law’s near dead body. My husband has gone home to CT clear across the continent to return to work. His baby brother has returned to his job at LinkedIn. So, why am I here in Los Angeles? I am here to make sure … Continue reading Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?

The Story of Louie and Tony: an unexpected miracle
Posted on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

The Story of Louie and Tony: an unexpected miracle

By Rebecca Gagne-Henderson PhD APRN ACHPN Over the years of caring for dying patients, it bothers me when I can remember a patient’s face in my mind’s eye but cannot recall their name.  I have a physician friend who, since the beginning of his practice of 40 years has a series of notebooks where he has … Continue reading The Story of Louie and Tony: an unexpected miracle

Posted on April 13, 2022March 19, 2023

A Story of Grace, Redemption and Remoralization

by Rebecca Gagne-Henderson PhD, APRN, ACHPN This Sunday is Easter.  There is no better time to tell this story.  It is a story of a patient our team cared for when I was director of a hospice.  Easter is an appropriate time as this is the story of a young woman’s resurrection experience. This experience … Continue reading A Story of Grace, Redemption and Remoralization

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  • Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?
  • Getting the Boot!
  • The Story of Louie and Tony: an unexpected miracle
  • The Thin Line Between Hope and Faith in Oncology
  • The Great Divide: The Schism Between Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

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Recent Posts

  • Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?
  • Getting the Boot!
  • The Story of Louie and Tony: an unexpected miracle
  • The Thin Line Between Hope and Faith in Oncology
  • The Great Divide: The Schism Between Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Recent Comments

NAHC » Support… on There is No Place Like Home…
Chris Holden on Every Picture Tells a Story, D…
Althea Halchuck on Every Picture Tells a Story, D…
Ev on Overtreatment, the River Styx…
Rebecca Gagne-Hender… on Overtreatment, the River Styx…

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Categories

  • End-of-Life Discussions on the Banks of the River Styx
  • Ethics and Assisted Death
  • Hospice Stories
  • Palliative Chemo
  • Palliative Topical Issues
  • resilience
  • Starvation, Dehydration & the Physiology of Death
  • Symptoms
  • Uncategorized
  • Unethical treatment
  • Wonders of the wake video
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