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Picturing Our Deathbed Can Help Us Live Better
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW What does your dying self have to say about the life you are living? Preparing for our own death isn’t just about making t...
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Sharing Personal Stories Can Help Increase Awareness About Hospice
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW My mother-in-law Kay died in 2020, three months after a Pancreatic Cancer diagnosis. Less than a month before her death, s...
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Atheists Too Can Find Peace in Their Beliefs
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW “There are no atheists in the foxhole.” I’ve heard this phrase used many times through my work in end-of-life care. I thi...
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Sitting With The Dying
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW "Eye contact is more intimate than words will ever be." -Poets Cafe When sitting with someone who is seriously ill or dying...
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Early Conversations Save Later Heartache
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW It’s not always easy to ask difficult questions, even if it’s your job to do so.It’s one of my responsibilities, as the hospic...
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Hard Conversations Bring Us Closer
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW Awhile back, I had a very moving conversations with the daughter of one of my hospice patients. These were her words: “I...
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Conversations About End-of-Life Preferences Builds Confidence
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW Completing your advance directive and living will is important. Yet, often, that’s all that happens. It's common for the person...
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Hospice Myths Debunked
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
There is a lot of misinformation and misconceptions about hospice, which leads to people underutilizing the support that is available to them. B...
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Start Preparing For Death by Building and Nurturing Friendships
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW I was visiting a hospice patient who lived alone and had very few people in her life. She was relatively young to be on hospice...
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Caring For Transgender Patients on Hospice
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW Gender-affirming end-of-life care is a basic human right. It is the responsibility of each end-of-life provider to educate ours...
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What to Consider When Choosing a Health Care Decision Maker
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW People often choose their healthcare surrogate because of the relationship alone (spouse, child, etc).Before making your decisi...
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To Support Someone in Grief You Need to be Comfortable With Death
by Lisa Pahl, LCSW
By Lisa Pahl, LCSW There are many practical ways to support a friend that is grieving; grocery shopping, dropping off a meal, watching their child...
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