Dear Judy,
My sister is a world-class hypochondriac. You name a disease, she’s had the symptoms, thought she had the symptoms, could have sworn she had the symptoms. As far as I know she’s in pretty good health.
Physically, at least.
On the other hand, I am being driven crazy. In fact, her “diseases” just might kill me. [...]
Dear Judy,
I’m a nurse practitioner in a long-term care facility. We are struggling to help families make decisions on advance directives. We find it difficult to explain CPR or resuscitation efforts.
Are you aware of any resources (videos, slide shows, books) that could help us ensure we’re giving the families accurate unbiased information?
Victoria
Dear Victoria,
I always recommend to [...]
Dear Readers:
Jeanne Frye is a longtime hospice nurse of uncommon experience, intelligence and compassion. About 40 times in the past year, readers have emailed me, asking how to deliver the bad news — word of impending death — to someone they love. Here’s Jeanne’s brilliant and thoughtful reply:
“No one wants to be the bearer of bad [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009