All of us will die someday.... some naturally and some by accident .
Some will be blessed to live to a ripe old, good age and some not so lucky ....
However , despite the circumstances we health care workers must be comfortable to be able to allow people to die naturally ..(AND)
The imprtant thing is to make sure You ( the teams ) have done your maximum best for that individual... and then be able to Allow Natural Death (AND ) .
I used to work in the hospice care and have nursed many patients with Cancer , leukeamia, HIV etc..and was present with them when they passed on. There is nothing more comforting than to have someone who empathasizes with you when you are walking through this fire and turbulent times.
I also worked with families who donated organs after Brain death had been diagnosed and fanlies decided to harvest organs .. I witnessed this and conforted families as well as they made this choice ----It is hard ,,, BUT some one has to step up and look past our own sorrows and comfort those who mourn....
The thing is to explain / communicate communicate to families all the time about the condition .. risks ....the benefits .... options and make them feel like YOU ( TEAMS ) care ...
I believe that what is missing in the end of life care in the current sophisticated health care services is the understanding the families so seek.
Why am i so different ---- i myslf lost my loved husband after 6 yrs of marriage .
He was liek me 29yrs old and we had 2 very young children .. He was stabbed in the chest ( aorta ) died in my arms at teh foor of our stairs .
The only thing i wanted was Human contact and a loving touch and eyes that showed CARE .
