The memory of the scent of the disinfectant squirt on my hands I used prior to entering my client’s hospice room still permeates my nostrils weeks later. If that is what lingers for me, what do the dying smell on…
AHPCA’s series on complementary therapies and palliative care continues today with an article from Clarissa Maitri Snyder, a yoga teacher. What is Grief Yoga? Grief yoga teaches one to be open, present and accepting to what is happening within them…
Check out other articles about complementary therapies and palliative care. The first was on the power of music at the end of life, the second was on the role of art therapy in palliative care, and a final post on the comforting…
I am running across the common room of my apartment building, shouting at Elliot that he must grab the celery root and throw it to Wade before he can start hitting the marshmallows into the duffel bag with the ping-pong…
The art students of Olds Community Learning Campus have put their hearts for hospice into the creation of stained glass stars for those who have lost loved ones. Maureen Gustafson, who had a close friend who used to create art…
The Wheatland & Area Hospice Society was formed in 2015. The board has grown from six to ten members; one of our goals is for our board to reflect the skills, interests and interests and geographical representation within our community.…
Akasu Palliative Care Society, serving the Vegreville area, began 30 years ago with a council of community members and a brochure about palliative care. It has grown into much more. Akasu refers to a place of traditional spiritual quest and…
Bev Drever and Treva Olson of Camrose had a dream. They wanted to inform their community about the importance of hospice palliative care and develop a formal organization to do it. Hosting meetings of likeminded individuals and stakeholders over the…
Everyone Needs a Grief Friend 5 Qualities to Consider “Why would I tell you deep things when I don’t know you?” As a counselor and narrative therapist, I engage people who don’t know me all the time. And I want…