Tag: Saul Ebema

• April 3, 2019

  The Five reactions to death and dying

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• March 15, 2019

  TO Fear Or Not to Fear Death

  Saul Ebema, DMin. One evening, I received an emergency death notification for one of the hospice patients. I had met this patient a few times prior to his death. He was a man of faith who had grown up in the church, and served on different church leadership boards. Prior to his illness, he was…
• July 25, 2015

  Major Psychological Issues that affect Hospice patients

  Saul Ebema, D.Min. There are many psychological issues that affect the terminally ill under hospice care. Some of these issues are; Depression                 Depression is another emotion that the dying person experiences. It is a normal reaction to death and dying. It could be triggered by different factors as the terminally ill patient begins to…
• July 22, 2015

  The Skilled Chaplain

  Saul Ebema, D.Min.     In the book, “The Skilled Pastor: Counseling as the Practice of Theology”, Taylor writes that “the way to help persons deal with their problems is to help them change the beliefs that contribute to their distressing feelings and behaviors”. I find this quote from Taylor to be true because skilled…
• July 2, 2015

  Knowledge of Death as a Crisis in Hospice Care

  By Dr. Saul Ebema. One of my friends used to have dizzy spells that often came and went. He decided to go to the doctor to have some tests done on him in order find out what was wrong with him. The results of the tests indicated that he had brain tumor that had metastasized…
• June 29, 2015

  Spiritual care for the terminally Ill Cancer Patients

  Saul Ebema, D.Min. During my experience working with terminally ill patients as a Hospice Chaplain, I have noticed that the major concerns of terminally ill cancer patients with a prognosis of six months or less are existential, spiritual, familial, physical, and emotional issues. Several patients I have worked with over the years expressed the fact…