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Grief Coach Rebrands to Help Texts, Launches Health Care Worker Support Service

Hospice News

The bereavement care tech platform Grief Coach has rebranded as Help Texts and is expanding its services to include support for health care workers who are contending with stress or burnout. The company convened a group of professionals with experience in grief care to develop the content, from a variety of disciplines.

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How Hospices Can Effectively Rebrand

Hospice News

A rising number of hospices have undergone name changes in recent years, prompting many to consider the elements of an effective rebranding strategy. Hospices should avoid brand names that are too generic or that focus on one particular service line or portion of their geographic footprint.

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Book Recommendation: Unobservable: Poems of Grief and Grace, by Siobhan Westrop

Life & Death Matters

We desired to support her in her grief. Three months later, our […] The post Book Recommendation: Unobservable: Poems of Grief and Grace, by Siobhan Westrop appeared first on Life and Death Matters. In October 2019 Ted and I flew to join Siobhan. We walked the beaches together. Little did we know.

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Home Care Entrepreneur Builds Serenity First Hospice, Seeks to Educate Patients on End-of-Life Options

Hospice News

Debbie Jonhston is a registered nurse who founded Viriginia-based Serenity First Hospice in 2021, inspired by the care her father recieved as he reached the end of his life. Johnston is the author of two books, including The Hospice Handbook, which published in June by Advantage Media Group. So it’s capital intensive.

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Comics and Humor in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nathan Gray

GeriPal

And then, “I call hospice giving up.” Alex: Could you walk us through this one, stages of grief in era of immunotherapy? And it seemed like we had created a new stage of grief. And then there’s this explosion of nivolumab and then grief and acceptance. And at the top it says, “Pali-Jail.”

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Between Two Urns: Undertaker Thomas Lynch

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I first met Thomas when he visited UC Berkeley in the late 90’s after publishing his book, “ The Undertaking: Stories from the Dismal Trade.” He is the author of six collections of poems and six books of essays, and he has a book of short stories and a novel forthcoming. This emergent reality that someone we love has just died.

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Join us for the Scooby Doo Pajamas Book Launch on June 17th

High Peaks Hospice

You are invited to join us Friday, June 17th at 10am on the Front Porch of High Peaks Hospice in Glens Falls for the launching of Scooby Doo Pajamas! All proceeds benefit the children’s grief support program at High Peaks Hospice. There will also be light refreshments served with a gluten-free option. ABOUT SCOOBY DOO PAJAMAS.

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