Category Archives: Bereavement

Våga Fråga! – Dare to ask about the children.

Posted on January 10, 2023 by pallcare

When a parent is diagnosed with a life limiting illness, services may be hesitant about what they can offer to their children. Dr. Steve Marshall, a palliative care social worker from the United Kingdom, tells us why identifying children as … Continue reading →

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‘Healing Hearts and Communities’: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2022.

Posted on September 26, 2022 by pallcare

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was established in 2005 and has since become one of palliative care’s most significant global days. Each year a different theme is chosen to emphasise an aspect of palliative care that people may … Continue reading →

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 “By the time she got sick it was just kind of too late”: Hearing the voices of bereaved lesbian, gay, and bisexual older women about advanced care planning.

Posted on March 3, 2022 by pallcare

WE’RE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THIS MONTH’S ‘EDITOR’S CHOICE’ FROM PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, THE OFFICIAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF THE EAPC. Each month, Professor Catherine Walshe, Editor-in-Chief of ‘Palliative Medicine’, chooses an article that readers may find particularly interesting or useful and invites … Continue reading →

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Bereavement is a family affair

Posted on February 23, 2022 by pallcare

AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH UP WITH OUR PAST POSTS! Today, we’re republishing a research article which was selected as ‘Editor’s choice’ in November 2021. Each month, Professor Catherine Walshe, Editor-in-Chief of Palliative Medicine, chooses an article that readers may find particularly … Continue reading →

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Discovering people’s strengths and resources at the end of life

Posted on August 28, 2019 by pallcare

On the 90th birthday of pioneering palliative care social worker, Elisabeth Earnshaw-Smith, we are delighted to republish this earlier post, which we hope will stimulate the thinking around the family and social model in palliative care. And you can download … Continue reading →

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