CPR / DNR / TEP / Life Sustaining Treatment
CPR / DNR / TEP / Life Sustaining Treatment The issue of death and dying is by the very nature of it, highly emotive. These all interchangeable terms for non-medical [...]
CPR / DNR / TEP / Life Sustaining Treatment The issue of death and dying is by the very nature of it, highly emotive. These all interchangeable terms for non-medical [...]
Death and dying and why it’s important – Part 2 We have to face facts that eventually we will all die, there is truth in the saying about death and taxes, [...]
Death and dying and why it’s important We all die! And whilst a lot of the focus of our lives should be living well before that happens, it is nevertheless [...]
The withdrawal of food and fluid – the right to die There was an important case this week in the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court in the UK regarding [...]
Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Treatment There have been a couple of cases coming to Court recently regarding the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment. Court cases are always stressful and can [...]
Dealing with the immediate issues after a loved one has died The first thing to say about this is that everyone grieves in a different way. If the person who has [...]
Dying and bereavement When a family member is terminally ill, everyone deals with that information in different ways, that includes the person themselves. The Kubler-Ross model has 5 stages: Denial, [...]
Pain – managing it for someone else. See a loved one in pain, especially if they are having difficulty explaining their pain is really hard to watch. You can look [...]
Suicide – The aftermath The politically correct way to discuss suicide is to describe it as “taking their life” as the phrase “committing suicide” refers back to the time when [...]
Do Not Resuscitate - Completing a TEP Firstly, what on earth is a TEP? Many of us will have heard of DNR orders, but have no idea what a TEP is, [...]