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Category Archives: death
It’s Been a Sad and Tragic Week – Here Are 10 Songs About Death and Loss Helping Me Through
As #Dialysis patients, we often have to deal with the reality of death. I thought this post by “I’m Still a Kid” might help with that issue.” I’m reluctant to post this between holidays but death often comes at the … Continue reading
Posted in death, depression, personal, thoughts
Tagged death, depression, dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient
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Dialysis and Nursing Home
It’s not uncommon that a dialysis patient or a caregiver must make the decision to enter into a nursing home. I came across this article about what to look for when evaluating a Nursing Home. It’s brief, to the … Continue reading
Posted in death, dialysis, Discharge Planning, ESRD, patient care, Social Work
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, treatment
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Dialysis and Death (Part 4)
my friend is on dialysis and is dying. how do I talk to him? Above is a “search term” which showed up on my blog account. In other words, that is what someone entered into a search engine like “Google” … Continue reading
Posted in death, dialysis, ESRD, HIPAA, kidney, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, personal, Social Work, thoughts
Tagged death, dialysis, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care, patient-centered care, social work
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Dialysis and Death (Part 3)
My friend, Dr Robert Bear, wrote a wonderful article based on his presentations about dialysis patients and “palliative care” (healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients). He courageously goes where few like to go… End of … Continue reading
Posted in death, dialysis, ESRD, patient care, Patient-Centered Care
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, patient care, patient-centered care
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Dialysis and Death (Part 2)
When I sat down to write about my friend John’s passing, I wanted to make the point about death and dialysis and all the ramifications of it but I didn’t want these issues to interfere with my tribute to John … Continue reading
Posted in death, dialysis, ESRD, HIPAA, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, personal, Social Work
Tagged HIPAA, patient care, patient-centered care, patients, social work
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