Comments on: Mapping Out the Truth — in Europe http://www.thecheckoutline.org/blog/mapping-out-the-truth-in-europe/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Tue, 22 May 2012 07:40:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jeanne Frye, RN, CHPN http://www.thecheckoutline.org/blog/mapping-out-the-truth-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-14345 Jeanne Frye, RN, CHPN Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:27:21 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=901#comment-14345 One of my favorite subjects... true but short tale. I live near Nashville Tennessee and was having a light dinner at a local eatery. A gentleman was sitting a the table next to mine and I noticed a british accent. We were both eating alone and since I am without the shyness gene I inquired about his accent and what brings him to this side of the pond. He informed me that I was the one with an accent and that he is here from London studying American hospices....how is that for fate? Anyway, we had an interesting conversation and I asked him how iis it that we in America have such a hard time discussing end of life in a meaningful way? His response was this...."you have a nurse and intense teaching for birth, yet you ignore the end of life, why not have teaching and coaching prior to the end and not just at the begining?" Good question :) Thanks for the format Judy! One of my favorite subjects… true but short tale.
I live near Nashville Tennessee and was having a light dinner at a local eatery. A gentleman was sitting a the table next to mine and I noticed a british accent. We were both eating alone and since I am without the shyness gene I inquired about his accent and what brings him to this side of the pond. He informed me that I was the one with an accent and that he is here from London studying American hospices….how is that for fate? Anyway, we had an interesting conversation and I asked him how iis it that we in America have such a hard time discussing end of life in a meaningful way? His response was this….”you have a nurse and intense teaching for birth, yet you ignore the end of life, why not have teaching and coaching prior to the end and not just at the begining?” Good question :) Thanks for the format Judy!

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