missingmydad

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1. volunteer wondering how to make best of last days/weeks

   missingmydad posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   In honor of my father, today is the anniversary of his death , I've been volunteering at a very small hospice) just sitting with two patients when I can, one in particular. This gentleman is a ward...

2. Good deaths versus bad

   missingmydad replied to missingmydad's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Butterfly: i'm sorry for your loss, too. (my parents were married 56 years) There's just no way to bypass loss/grief. Although, I have found that keeping an eye out for my mother and spending time...

3. Deathbed visions

   missingmydad replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   Yikes, I think I'd study that picture with a

4. Please help me understand

   missingmydad replied to missingmydad's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   to candesdukegirl---Wow! thanks. I totally get the lost thing. That's exactly it, where is "he" and all our lost loved ones. I did spend a week "looking for him", without realizing that's what I...

5. Please help me understand

   missingmydad replied to missingmydad's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   I'm so sorry for your loss too. Your situation sounds so much like mine. It's helpful to know others understand this need to "pick apart his death" (exactly what I'm doing) especially spiritually....

6. Please help me understand

   missingmydad replied to missingmydad's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   thank you all soooooo much. Yes, this is so hard. I guess I'm working on this aspect so that I can avoid grief, or else I suppose, so I can trust my religion and turn to it---maybe I'm a little...

7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   missingmydad replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I really don't mean to digress, but this thread has led me to my own question on death and the spiritual after life. My father died recently from cancer. We experienced a lot of spiritual...

8. Please help me understand

   missingmydad posted a topic in Spirituality, Religion

   :confused:My father died recently (cancer). Something spiritual seemed to happen as cancer progressed (virtually his family members would pray for something, the answer would come from other family...

9. Deathbed visions

   missingmydad replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know how to send a private message :! and I'd like to ask a question. My father died recently (cancer). Something spiritual seemed to happen as cancer progressed (virtually his family...

10. Good deaths versus bad

    missingmydad replied to missingmydad's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I meant to add: (thus the reason for all my questions :) . I am focusing on God's word and asking Him to help direct me. AND, I really do want to try the hospice options, they were very patient and...

11. Good deaths versus bad

    missingmydad replied to missingmydad's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    thank you all for responding. I've noticed that this site has such an amazing collection of caring people. And for those that have also suffered loss, I'm sorry too. It's so hard to tell my kids...

12. Good deaths versus bad

    missingmydad posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not a nurse, just a grieving daughter. My dad died in February after his colon cancer returned to met. in his liver. His birthday was last week. I'm trying desperately to move past my grief but I...