Category: Articles
What’s music got to do with it?
Nijole Hunter, RN
Wishing for Death: A Psychiatrist’s encounter with end of life depression
By Jules C. Rosen, M.D. I was asked to see a 93-year-old woman who was admitted to the nursing homeContinue Reading
A Crash Course in Being Mortal
Dr. Ira Byock (Submitted to Hospice Chaplaincy by Dr. Byock. Hospice Chaplaincy appreciates the decades of tremendous work done byContinue Reading
Part 3: My experience of C.P.E. experience during COVID-19
Marie Conlin, MDiv One evening I received a call that a patient was actively dying, and they wanted me toContinue Reading
Part 2: My experience of CPE residency during COVID-19
Marie Conlin, MDiv If the changes to life were not enough, there had been many changes to my assigned units thatContinue Reading
Part 1: My Experience of C.P.E residency during COVID-19
Marie Conlin, MDiv I was thrilled to get an offer to be part of the Elmhurst Hospital Residency Program. IContinue Reading
The Final Prayer: A Chaplain’s reflection on death and dying
Heather Burwell, MDiv The room was filled to capacity with adults in sorrowful tears, some locking arms, some holding hands.Continue Reading
The Hospice Chaplain as a Wounded Healer
Saul Ebema, DMin I am a wounded healer! In 1972, Henri Nouwen, wrote a book that challenged pastoral counselors likeContinue Reading
