It’s been a tough day. I have had two complex counselling patients and needed my supervisors calming and sensible voice on the other end of the phone before leaving for home
An unapologetically lazy post today, I’m not in the mood for writing
This advert for hospice support is impressive as it is sad, sad that it’s not funded by the government
Mixed emotions here. Sadness, happiness, love, gratitude and a lot of anger that hospice care is such a lottery and hospices are having to crowd fund to stay open. Literally, a crying shame. xx
ReplyDeleteHey ho u are so right
DeleteIt can't be easy but it is so needed.
ReplyDeleteThat's how death should be, gentle, with family and friends nearby. When my friend was dying from breast cancer, her room was constantly filled with family and friends, talking to her and to each other. It was a room filled with love.
ReplyDeleteAmen
DeleteThat was beautiful. Xx
ReplyDeleteI agree Gill, I think we forget that for most of the week John deals with death and those who experience it
DeleteJesus, I couldn’t do it
Lee
Thank u lee
DeleteI'm glad you had your supervisor to talk things over with. Some days are just rough.
ReplyDeleteRough but very productive
DeleteHow sweet and heartbreaking and so very, very needed everywhere for everyone who chooses it.
ReplyDeleteHope you got the help you needed with your complicated counselling patients.
Hugs!
I got perspective and objectivity
DeleteMuch needed backup xx
ReplyDeleteI needed today
DeleteDove House Hospice in Hull allowed my younger brother dignity and 72 hours of pain-free life before he died of cancer. No hospice should have to waste time and energy raising money just to keep on keeping on.
ReplyDeleteGood point
DeleteDisgraceful that the hospice movement is not funded by the NHS or central government. A continuing disgrace ever since the hospice movement began. And they do so much, mitigate so much sadness, grief and pain.
ReplyDeleteAmen ,
DeleteI will be forever grateful for good hospice care. St. Luke’s for starters. And a hospice in South Dakota of all places that made SG’s parents passings so gentle, loving, and dignified.
ReplyDeleteLate to the party, I’ve had a night with a friend at The Crown
DeleteI do hope you got/get the support you need helping your counselling client. The "What else sh/could I have said" preys on the mind rather, especially in the middle of the night.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely, moving clip, John. Hospice care enables the most skilled care for the patient and their family, and so valuable. I'm not sure how New Zealand's coverage compares, but my mother received excellent support 30 years ago, and a friend died in one last week, so it's a cause close to my heart. We have local secondhand shops that raise money for ours over here.
I did dear Virginia
DeleteI saw a 16 yer olds pain yesterday and it hurt
I do not know how the UK justifies not funding hospice.
ReplyDeleteSome days are harder than others. I'm glad you got some support.
Our daughter is a hospice volunteer. I don't think I could do it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can decompress tonight and also get in some good self-care after your tough day. Maybe some twin kittens therapy?
ReplyDeleteMy husband died in our local hospice in 2011. Since then due to even more funding cuts the number of beds has been reduced. I donate regularly to the hospice's charity and furniture shops, attend events and do everything I can to help raise money. I will never forget the endless care and compassion my husband received. I would urge everyone to help even though we shouldn't have to raise the money ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI can’t imagine how hard it is sometimes. One of my oldest friends was a nurse and did work at a hospice. She had to leave and do another job for a while sometimes and then go back to it.XXXX
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you could talk things over with your supervisor. Going home to a house on your own, even one filled with loving animals, is the hardest thing after an emotionally draining day.
ReplyDeleteHospice care should be funded by the Government, it's a crying shame that it isn't and never has been.
Hugs from afar.
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