Change cultural taboo around dying
Australia – DPS News
Palliative Care Australia chief executive officer Liz Callaghan has challenged palliative care workers to change Australia’s cultural taboo around dying.
Gulfside Hospice needs help running a program that helps keep pets with their owners
US – ABC News
The Pet Peace of Mind Program at Gulfside Hospice started two years ago with a $5,000 grant from Banfield Charitable Trust and donations from Dobies Funeral Home.
Three reasons technology innovators should read ‘Being Mortal’ by Atul Gawande
US – Forbes
There are plenty of reasons to recommend Being Mortal to anyone who has considered or encountered first-hand how our healthcare system breaks down at the end of life – but I think it’s particularly interesting and important for technology experts, entrepreneurs and investors.
‘We will always be grateful to Galway Hospice angels’
Ireland – Galway Independent
Lorraine O’Hanlon writes about her family’s experience of Galway Hospice, which cared for her mother.
Reflections on becoming a cancer patient following a career in the early days of palliative care
EAPC blog
Julia Franklin from the UK contributes to this month’s Palliative Stories – the EAPC’s blog series from the perspective of patients and family carers.
Terminal cancer patient from Minnesota still goes on fire calls while under hospice care
US – Grand Forks Herald
A note from an oncologist hangs on Branden Burnard’s refrigerator. It would allow him to retire from the Nisswa Fire Department but after 13 years of service he is still going out on calls, still helping people, still trying to save lives – even as his own slips away.
China’s funeral revolutionaries
China – The Guardian
Inspired by Silicon Valley, two entrepreneurs set out to disrupt China’s seedy funeral industry. Could they succeed in the face of decades of corruption and bureaucracy?
Naomi House reopens after £4 million refurbishment
ehospice UK
The Winchester-based children’s hospice has opened its doors once again, following 19 months of refurbishment work.
Hospice makes Alex’s family barbeque a reality
ehospice USA
The Lighthouse of Hope Fund helps a young, hospice patient complete an item on his bucket list.
Leave a Reply