Hospice & accompaniment

The mouth — a highly sensitive area of care

The mouth — a highly sensitive area of care By Angelika Hecht Angelika Hecht explains hospice and palliative mouth care as a deeply intimate and important field of care. The mouth and nose contain far

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Men’s grief — not a cold lump after all

Men’s grief — not a cold lump after all By Thomas Achenbach Thomas Achenbach examines male grief through reports from widowers and reflections from grief practitioners. Men grieve, the article argues,

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Donation to Kinderhospiz Sternenzelt Mainfranken

Donation to Kinderhospiz Sternenzelt Mainfranken The article reports on a donation to the ambulatory children’s hospice Sternenzelt Mainfranken shortly before Christmas. In conversation with the hospi

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Donation to the German Children’s Palliative Foundation

Donation to the German Children’s Palliative Foundation From the sale of Palliativ-Portal mugs, dove cushions with CD and the children’s book Max, sein Opa und Columba , the Palliativ-Portal generated

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Dying and death in everyday medical practice

Dying and death in everyday medical practice By Anna Maas Anna Maas reflects on experiences from palliative medicine and hospice work within the context of a philosophical seminar on dying and death i

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Comprehensive palliative care in inpatient children’s and youth hospice work

Comprehensive palliative care in inpatient children’s and youth hospice work Esther Pfeiffer describes the work of the children’s and youth hospice Balthasar in Olpe, where children and young people w

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Donation cheque presented to Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig

Donation cheque presented to Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig The Palliativ-Portal team reports being deeply moved by the work of Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig e. V. At the beginning of September, they

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When does palliative medicine begin?

When does palliative medicine begin? Antje May writes from the experience of her daughter Mascha, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury as a pedestrian at age seventeen and fell into a so-called

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Confetti & tears

Confetti & tears In a strange way, we are happy. Our daughter was able to die without fear, without pain, at home with us. It tears me apart to write this line. And yet it is true. To lose a child

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Aromatic care in hospice and on palliative wards

Aromatic care in hospice and on palliative wards Especially when, from a medical point of view, nothing or only very little can still be done, nurses in hospices and on palliative care units still hav

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Palliative Care und Politik

Yvonne Dauer speaks with Bundestag member Emmi Zeulner about hospice and palliative care policy. Zeulner describes how personal family experiences and her work during her studies on a palliative care

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Passion for “Lebensfarben”

Passion for “Lebensfarben” A palliative chaplain, a church band and an extraordinary spiritual-care project Ten musicians, months of preparation and a deep commitment to the hospice idea resulted in a

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