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    Posted on January 11th, 2010

    Written by Judy

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    Nurse Death: Center of Attention!

    Dear Judy,
    I belong to a book club full of interesting women: a divorce lawyer, a judge, a hospice nurse are among our members. Our problem is the hospice nurse.
    Whatever the book — and it isn’t only modern books, we’ve just read “Anna Karenina” for instance — the subject always turns somehow to death. And to [...]

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    Posted on November 25th, 2009

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    From Jeanne Frye, An Extraordinary Hospice Nurse

    Dear Judy,
    I was asked to fill in to care for a woman with colon cancer a few days ago. She is only in her 40’s which makes it that much harder.
    I met her in her living room, sitting in a recliner. She lives alone but has friends and neighbors who take turns being with her 
    (OK — [...]

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    Posted on May 13th, 2009

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    Hospice Nurse — Killer Conversations?

    Dear Judy,
    I am a trained hospice nurse, have been for 2 years now, and I think I’m doing important work (also I love your web site. It’s a real smart idea, and I know you bring a lot of good advice and good experience to the job). I do have a non-job-related problem though with my own life.
    I [...]