tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post112376275828946993..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: The search for "good dying"Steve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1124425771254314832005-08-19T00:29:00.000-04:002005-08-19T00:29:00.000-04:00Yeah, I finally got around to sitting down long en...Yeah, I finally got around to sitting down long enough to use the "delete forever" command. Thanks for pointing it out, brother...Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1123875470789407722005-08-12T15:37:00.001-04:002005-08-12T15:37:00.001-04:00PS: Steve-man, looks like someone has hacked your ...PS: Steve-man, looks like someone has hacked your blog. Entry number 1 here doesn't belong.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1123875430586566972005-08-12T15:37:00.000-04:002005-08-12T15:37:00.000-04:00My wife is a hospice chaplain, which means she is ...My wife is a hospice chaplain, which means she is in the presence of dying and death five days a week. She is a thorough professional, and tells nothing of what she encounters beyond the hospital walls, as it is holy ground.<BR/><BR/>That said, she does mention that pastoral care is not just for the dying--it is for the living, those who will be the survivors, the bereaved. <BR/><BR/>I haven't Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1123785233886162682005-08-11T14:33:00.000-04:002005-08-11T14:33:00.000-04:00This article hit a tender spot for me. The articl...This article hit a tender spot for me. The article starts out by describing the death rattle, which is exactly what happened to my friend who passed away nearly two weeks ago now. She had 'comfort measures only' order on her chart and as I spent the week watching her die I thought a lot about interventions to prolong the inevitable. I was thankful that there was no feeding tube and no other Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.com