Your Whole Self
Too often, and especially in institutional settings, very ill people are treated as a set of symptoms. Our approach is very different. Regardless of your diagnosis or prognosis, we value and get to know you as a whole person.
Our work together focuses on your well being and avoiding unnecessary suffering.
Body
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Understanding prognosis, diagnosis, medical options, and promoting informed consent
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Resources identification and referrals – alternative practitioners, care team additions, etc.
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Information for you and your loved ones on the dying process, stages, signs
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Health care decision-making including advance ce directive
Mind
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Companionship, comfort, and caring
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Caregiver respite, help with tasks as required
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Clarify your goals and wishes for your care
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Work through your concerns, fears, and anxieties
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Life review and legacy: written, oral, artistic, video
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Assist loved ones with preparing for loss
Spirit
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Space for peace acceptance, equanimity
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Advanced Directive for Conscious Dying
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Faith/spirit traditions, reading, contemplation, discussion
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Vigil planning and sitting, and rituals
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Post-death: planning rituals, services, celebration
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Disposition of your body after death (green burial, traditional burial, or cremation)
