Category Archives: Healing and Wholeness

The individual as the gold standard

Posted on May 13, 2013 by dgermann

The gold standard in much of our life in this culture, especially in the care of those approaching death, is the individual. What does that individual want? Yet each of us is made up of many of us: our parents, … Continue reading →

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The best place?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by dgermann

Can we be the best place in America to die? :- Doug.

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How then…?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by dgermann

How then shall we die? :- Doug.

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Your last 5 things

Posted on May 9, 2013 by dgermann

What is the work of dying? Say you have days to weeks left; you are conscious, alert and pain free. Please ponder for a couple of moments what you would want to be doing during this time. Write at least … Continue reading →

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A catalyst for compassion

Posted on May 5, 2013 by dgermann

This is simple: we already have the knowledge, skills and technology to do better for those approaching death; we can use POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) as a catalyst for compassion. :- Doug.

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Invite people

Posted on May 4, 2013 by dgermann

Invite people to notice when they are doing well. :- Doug.

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People are dying out there

Posted on April 29, 2013 by dgermann

People are dying out there. Some fear over treatment, some fear abandonment. They have a stake in how they are treated and cared for; so do their families; so do their health carers; and perhaps others as well. We can … Continue reading →

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Life gives forth life

Posted on April 28, 2013 by dgermann

People perceive all different aspects of the divine. Let us let them live, for life gives forth life. :- Doug.

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Loving is conversing

Posted on April 27, 2013 by dgermann

Loving is conversing. :- Doug.

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People around us stand to have pain, remorse….

Posted on April 26, 2013 by dgermann

People around us stand to have a great deal of pain, remorse, guilt, anger and more around our deaths. We can do something about that now while we are healthy and later nearing our deaths. We must open space for … Continue reading →

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What role for family?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by dgermann

What of the role of the family and others who love the dying person? Are they merely empty conduits for the carrying of information? How can we love our families in the ways we choose to die? Should we for … Continue reading →

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When Dad lies there dying….

Posted on April 24, 2013 by dgermann

When Dad lies there dying how might we best love Dad and one another? Or when we are not clear that Dad is dying? :- Doug.

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The cool washcloth brigade

Posted on April 23, 2013 by dgermann

Together let us invent for the dying among us, the cool washcloth brigade. :- Doug.

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If these are at odds, which do you choose?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by dgermann

If these are at odds, which do you choose? A. Life sustaining treatment B. Treatment that provides comfort, relieves suffering, and promotes doing your own activities of daily living :- Doug.

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Could family and friend caregivers come together…?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by dgermann

Could family and friend caregivers come together to help our national community better support the ones for whom we care? Perhaps we could concentrate on the three main trajectory disease groups: cancers and their cliffs; chronic heart diseases and emphysema … Continue reading →

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The work of dying is about….

Posted on April 19, 2013 by dgermann

The work of dying is about conversing with: your self; meaning; the incomprehensibility of dying; family; community; something larger. :- Doug.

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Birth is a terminal condition….

Posted on April 18, 2013 by dgermann

Birth is a terminal condition. So we are working on our dying even today, in good health, while our daily rounds continue. This conversing about what care we want at end of life is saying I love you to one … Continue reading →

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