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Looking for trusted palliative care at home in Southport?

Eros Homecare Services Ltd provides compassionate support focused on comfort, dignity and quality of life for individuals with serious conditions

📞 01704 808227
🌐 eroshomecare.co.uk

#PalliativeCare #HomeCareUK #SouthportCare #EndOfLifeCare

For most of human history, families buried their own — without embalmers, caskets, or vaults. #GreenBurial reclaims that intimacy, and a #deathDoula helps families understand they still can. #EndOfLifeCare

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Rob McConnell Interviews - JEAN KEEGAN-DALY - Holistic and Hospice Nurse What does it truly mean to care for someone at the end of life—and how can that journey be approached with compassion, dignity, and holistic understanding? In this deeply moving episode, Jean Keegan-Daly shares her experiences as a holistic and hospice nurse, offering a rare and heartfelt perspective on one of life’s most profound transitions. Drawing from years of caring for patients and supporting families, Jean discusses how holistic care goes beyond physical treatment—addressing emotional, spiritual, and psychological needs during the final stages of life. She explores how presence, empathy, and connection can bring comfort not only to those who are passing, but also to the loved ones who walk alongside them. This episode opens a gentle and honest conversation about death, often considered one of life’s most difficult subjects. What happens emotionally and spiritually as someone approaches the end of life? How can we better support those in hospice care? And how can understanding this process help us live more fully and compassionately in the present? Join us for a powerful and deeply human discussion that honors life, embraces the reality of its natural conclusion, and reminds us of the importance of care, connection, and dignity at every stage of the journey.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - JEAN KEEGAN-DALY - Holistic and Hospice Nurse" on @Spreaker #awareness #caregiving #compassion #dignity #emotionalsupport #endoflifecare #griefsupport #healing #healthcare #healthpodcast #holisticnursing #hospicecare #humanexperience #jeankeegandaly

The secular dying person does not need their fear reframed into something more palatable. They need someone who can sit inside the same unmediated reality they inhabit — and stay.

#DeathDoula #SecularDying #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionatePresence #DeathPositive

✨People think there is nothing left to do at the end of life.

✨But there is comfort.
There is dignity.
There is presence.
There is love.

✨There is still so much care.
#mikeythedeathdoula #deathdoula #hospice #endoflifecare #deathcareprofession

Senate committee advances Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act to consolidate end‑of‑life law The committee approved House Bill 16‑87, the Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act, which replaces two older state laws with a single statutory framework modeled on the Uniform Law Commission to clarify surrogate authority, court oversight and protections for life‑sustaining care.

Oklahoma's Senate committee just took a groundbreaking step forward by advancing the Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act, which promises to streamline end-of-life laws and enhance patient protections!

Click to read more!

#OK #CitizenPortal #PatientRightstoChoose #HealthcareDecisions #EndOfLifeCare

Expanding end-of-life education in American Samoa: A communal approach - Compassion & Choices By Maria Otero, director of priority populations at Compassion & Choices On a small island in the Samoan archipelago, a movement for healing and empowerment has been taking root.  Local leaders and advocates Ipu Lefiti and Chief Leuga Leiataua have been working for years to address community concerns related to…

Compassion & Choices was recently invited to the Territory of #AmericanSamoa to share end-of-life resources and education. The conference provided training and spaces for reflection to help people connect on a deeper level.

Read more: https://ow.ly/PMp350YAQGS

#EndOfLifePlanning #EndOfLifeCare

End-of-Life Advocates File Amicus Brief in Medical Aid-in-Dying Lawsuit at the Third Circuit - Compassion & Choices On April 1 , Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices, along with Ryan Chabot of WilmerHale, filed an amicus brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of two Delaware end-of-life advocates and Compassion & Choices Action Network (the Action Network) seeking to protect…

Protecting end-of-life options means protecting the right of every person to make deeply personal decisions about their care.

Learn how we're taking action to ensure terminally ill Delawareans have access to #MedicalAidInDying: https://ow.ly/JYJ650YCRIC

#EndOfLifeCare #PersonalAutonomy

✨Sometimes we just need to play along to get along to accomplish our bigger goal 😉
✨ We are masters at navigating complex situations 💪
#mikeythedeathdoula #deathdoula #endoflifecare

Planning for End-of-Life Decisions Different groups are preparing workshops around Southern Idaho to help people make the tough decisions as they plan for their death.

Ahead of #NationalHealthcareDecisionsDay, Meagan Williams, manager of clinical education at Compassion & Choices, joined Idaho leaders for a conversation on why #EndOfLifePlanning matters and how families can start making their wishes known.

Listen now: https://ow.ly/X0tZ50YClWv

#EndOfLifeCare

What will be most important to you at the end of life?

A few of the responses we've received: Pain-free. Surrounded by loved ones. Being mentally alert and competent.

How would you answer the question? ⬇️

#EndOfLifeCare #EndOfLifePlanning

April is #MinorityHealthMonth, a time to recognize the ongoing disparities in care and the importance of improving health outcomes for all people.

Plan ahead and make your wishes known: candc.link/MyEndOfLifeDecisions

#EndOfLifeCare #EndOfLifePlanning

On #TransgenderDayOfVisibility, we uplift the courage and resilience of transgender people across the country and world.

Today and every day, we honor the joy of our trans siblings and make space to collectively hold their grief.

#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #CollectiveCare #EndOfLifeCare

For patients who want to die at home, our job as clinicians doesn't end with the referral.

The details matter. My latest Substack walks through all of it.

#EndOfLifeCare #Caregiving #PalliativeCare

✨After someone dies, there are quiet moments most people never see.
✨Death care is sacred work.
#DeathDoula
#EndOfLifeCare
#HospiceCare
#DeathPositive
#MikeyTheDeathDoula

I am officially enrolled in this program

#deathdoula #endoflifecare #hospice

I've been present for the end-of-life care of 7 family members. Four died in hospitals. Two in nursing homes. One, my mother, at 99, died peacefully at home.

The difference was planning. Early, honest, coordinated planning.

#EndOfLifeCare #Hospice #PalliativeCare

Frailty and end of life care - a personal reflection Living with Mom's cancer End of Life Doula Grief Advanced Statement I'm not dead yet

New on the blog. Thoughts on frailty and end of life care.
A personal reflection.

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#frailty #endoflifecare #endoflifedoula #advancecareplanning

In Your State - Compassion & Choices

Medical aid in dying is currently authorized in 14 jurisdictions. Curious what's happening your state? Visit compassionandchoices.org/in-your-state to learn more.

#MedicalAidInDying #EndOfLifeCare #EndOfLifePlanning

BGS key messages: Older people's healthcare | British Geriatrics Society BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. We encourage discussion o...

10 Key messages on #OlderPeople health by @gerisoc.bsky.social - essential reading for policy-makers & commissioners - modern service framework #frailty & #EndofLifeCare #palliative 1. Number of people 85 years and older is expected to double by 2047 (1.7m increasing to 3.3m) www.bgs.org.uk/keymsgs

Barbara Mancini was prosecuted for her father’s death until a judge dismissed the case.

#RightToDie, a 16-min documentary, shares her story and asks a critical question: What will it take to honor someone’s end-of-life wishes?

Sign up to access the film: https://ow.ly/votc50YwnEq

#EndOfLifeCare

There is no “typical” day in this work.

Some days are quiet.
Some days are heavy.

But every single day…
I am reminded how sacred this work truly is.
#mikeythedeathdoula #deathdoula #endoflifecare

Harish Rana Dies: India’s First Passive Euthanasia Case: Harish Rana Dies After 13-Year Coma

#Harishrana #RIPJudiciary #EuthanasiaDebate #RightToDie #LegalHistory #MedicalEthics #SocialJustice #EndOfLifeCare

www.asianewstimes.com/india/harish...

Coming up: Lucy Selman Inaugural Lecture

📆24 March 2026, 5-7pm

'Vulnerability as Strength: A Journey in Palliative Care and Bereavement Research'

Fantastic that those who can't be there in person can join via LiveStream. 🎉

Details & livestream link: ⬇️

#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare #Bereavement

A Fabulous Photo That Tells A Story

“In the heart of the workshop, the smell of leather tells the story of Uncle Ahmed."

A photo from Hospice Egypt that speaks to dignity, and legacy.

See more 👉🏻 l.iahpc.org/fbu?b

#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare #HospiceCare #PatientCare

Bond Vet End of Life appointment 3/23/26

Chester's last meal.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far! #AuthorSky #BookSky #Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #EndOfLifeCare #HelpFolksLive2026 #HorrorSky #MABoost #MutualAidRequest #NYCAuthor #PoetrySky #WriterSky

We are always here to advocate for you #MikeyTheDeathDoula #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeCare #Hospicr #DeathPositive

#Cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #EndOfLifeCare #AuthorSky #BookSky #HorrorSky #PoetrySky #WriterSky

I hope they know how much I love and care for each and everyone of the souls I’ve help labor out of life 🫶 #MikeyTheDeathDoula #EndOfLifeCare #DeathPositive #Hospice