Serving Life

I find myself emerged in death and dying. Hospice is a humbling experience. As part of the caregiving team I am constantly discussing death. A good death, low grief, peaceful, declining, comfort, pain, prayers...the words go on and on. At the end of the day I get in my car for my 45 minute commute home. It provides me time to switch gears and go from death to life. My husband got me a subscription to satellite radio so I am drawn to stand up comedy and holiday music (tis the season!) I reflect on the day and am reminded of the silliness of my problems compared to those of the families I had dealt with earlier in the day.

That being said, since this is an entirely new area for me to work in, I have had to teach myself about the psychology of hospice care. Believe me, there is no shortage of material out there if you are interested in getting into the mind of a nurse, patient, chaplain, volunteer, or family member.

In my obsessive need to research all avenues I come across really interesting resources. I am trying to create a sort of library of interesting things for my volunteers to tap into if they are ever curious or interested in learning more about death, dying and hospice.

Here is one of the more recent and interesting documentaries that I discovered. "Serving Life". Unfortunately you have to "rent" it on amazon or you can purchase it. Feel free. It is worth it. However, you can also just keep an eye out and it might show up on television. It originally aired on OWN.

Enjoy!