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End of Life Issues

mopinko

(70,102 posts)

8. the hospice org i volunteered w had counselors.

Reply to phylny (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2021, 10:03 AM

Jan 2021

see if yours did, too. if not, find a social worker who does bereavement counseling.

but i agree w the reply above about creating a timeline. write it all down now.

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Who can I talk to who can explain what my father did/went through during the last two [View all] phylny Jan 2021 OP

I'm sorry for your loss Rorey Jan 2021 #1

Attending physician? 634-5789 Jan 2021 #2

I can tell you this Rorey Jan 2021 #3

I am so sorry for your loss. AllyCat Jan 2021 #4

When my wife died after being in hospital for several weeks... Girard442 Jan 2021 #5

Can you tell us what you saw and heard? Karadeniz Jan 2021 #6

I suggest call an outsider if your hospice worker doesn't know. Tetrachloride Jan 2021 #7

the hospice org i volunteered w had counselors. mopinko Jan 2021 #8

Are these questions of a somewhat spiritual nature? alittlelark Jan 2021 #9

Start with dad's personal physician, or even your own. marble falls Jan 2021 #10

Reach out to Hospice in your area. Big Blue Marble Jan 2021 #11

Thank you all for the kind words and thoughts. phylny Jan 2021 #12

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ a kennedy Jul 2021 #13

my father markie Sep 2021 #14