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Hello Patrons!It's finally time for another movie review (sorry for such a long hiatus!) Today we are reviewing "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" - a film we ended up loving even though we never expected that to happen. It's the story of 2 teenagers who are living the same day over and over again (á la "Groundhog Day," which is a huge favorite of ours.) What starts out as a silly teen movie ends up with a profound message about life, love and grief that blew us both away. You can watch it on Amazon Prime if our discussion convinces you it's worth a try!Starring: Kyle Allen and Kathryn NewtonRating: 5/5 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Hello Patrons!I hope you're having a wonderful summer. Here's the latest news from the end-of-life arena for July 2021: Social worker guides families through dementia - Article  Complicated grief after COVID expected to be an issue for a long time - Article  6 coping skills for grief - Article  Global study shows at least 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent or grandparent to COVID - Article  How to heal from post-pandemic trauma - Article  Families need help managing medications for loved ones at end of life - Article  Digital apps for patients and families at end of life - Article  New book encourages oncologists to be candid with patients when discussing life expectancy - Article  Virtual patient SOPHIE helps train doctors to have difficult conversations with patients - Article Thanks again for all of your support! Enjoy your summer and stay cool!Karen

Hello Patrons!It's time for another update on all the latest news in the end-of-life space. Thanks again for your support! Here are the articles in the news this month: Online site for recording memories and stories: LegacyKept - Article  More Americans having EOL conversations since COVID - Study  EOL wishes carried out 90% of the time - Study  Time-limited trials of life-sustaining treatment in ICU's - Article  Young caregivers in US need support and education - Article  COVID caused decline for many dementia patients - Article  Dementia Friendly Communities - Article  Toolkit  Tiny homes may replace nursing homes in the future - Article  Suicide rates dropping for cancer patients due to emphasis on mental health and Quality of Life - Article  2 questions for better care of oncology patients: Article  Hospices not equipped to care for patients with serious mental illness - Article  Guilt and grief associated with the COVID death of a loved one - Article  Stresses and benefits of being an EOL clinician: Article  Healthcare workers plea for help post-COVID - Article  Emotional toll of COVID on ICU staff in Canada - Article  Palliative care MD wants to remember the pain and grief of COVID - Article  "Stop calling everything burnout" - Article Until next month!Karen

Hello Patrons!It's time for another news update. I'm so grateful to you for your support - thanks for keeping EOLU Podcast on the air! Here's the news: Research on "Death-Friendly" communities in Canada: Article  Persistent loneliness causing increase in dementia: Study   Connection to nature important at EOL: Study  Pandemic has worsened EOL health disparities: Article  Patients with disabilities underserved by hospice: Article  Grant for research in expanding access tho hospice care and EOL planning for Native American communities: Article  AAHPM launches resource page on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in healthcare: Webpage  Research on boosting ACP in underserved populations using games and conversation toolkits: Article  New Conversation Project Survey results: Article  "Surprise" Question helps doctors know when to refer patients to palliative care: Study  COVID-19 provides opportunity to discuss EOL planning: Article Oncologists need to start palliative care earlier: Article  Researcher starts online platform to educate clinicians about palliative care: Article   Pandemic grief is more complicated and traumatic: Article  Huge number of children under 17 in US have lost at least one parent due to COVID-19: Article  Essay on losing 4 friends and loved ones due to pandemic: Essay  Coping with the death of an ex-spouse or partner: Article  Hospices need additional resources for bereavement care: Article  Zoom grief group able to meet in person at last: Article  Caregiver story of unconditional love: Letter 

Hello Dear Patrons!It's time for another new update. This one is filled with stories about grief, which is appropriate as we have passed the one year anniversary of the pandemic. Thanks as always for your loyal support of the podcast - it helps me more than you could ever now!Here are links to all the articles I mentioned in the recording: Criteria for referral to palliative care needed for dementia patients - Study  Healthcare providers find innovative ways to help older patients during COVID - Article  Cultural navigators successful at reducing health disparities for patients with limited English proficiency - Article  Advance Care Planning empowers older patients during COVID - Blog  End-of-Life Planning needed in underserved communities - Article  Mothers of seriously ill children more likely to have serious health problems - Study  Visions and dreams offer comfort to dying and bereaved - Article  Most common causes of regret at end of life - Article  COVID survivor's guilt a growing issue - Article 1 year anniversary grief from start of pandemic and how to help - Article   Dealing with collective grief for healthcare providers - Article  Teen Grief program has success with virtual platform - Article  How hospices can help their communities with grief after COVID - Article The power of forgiveness for healing during grief - Blog   Disney + series WandaVision helps us process grief - Article Happy Spring! I wish you and your loved ones good health and peace!Karen

Hello Patrons!Thanks again for your ongoing support which keeps me going month after month! Here's the news that caught my attention this month: More families choosing EOL care at home during pandemic - Article  More states compensating family caregivers for providing care - Article  Humana's seamless care model - Article  EOL should be its own life stage - Article  "Hope for the best, plan for the rest" - Interview  Empathy is the basis for good conversations - Interview Empathy from physicians leads to better clinical outcomes - Article  Low health literacy leads to more aggressive care at EOL - Study  Racial inequities in EOL planning - Essay  Compassion fatigue among healthcare workers due to COVID - Article  Support line for physicians in crisis during COVID - Article  Coping with COVID PTSD - Article  US needs national grief strategy - Article  Tips for supporting a grieving colleague - Article  Dealing with "ambiguous loss" over fractured relationships - Article  How to create a grief shrine or memorial altar - Article  How Near-Death Experiences provide comfort to the dying - Article See you next month!!

Hello Patrons!It's time for our first news update for 2021! This month the news was filled with touching and heartwarming stories and articles. It really feels like things are changing - there's a new consciousness around death and grief in our world and I'm excited about it! Enjoy these posts I've curated for you and have a great month ahead. JAMA reports that palliative care leads to better quality of life for leukemia patients: Study  Race and socioeconomic factors lead to disparities in hospice and palliative care in 5 domains: Article  Increased need for palliative medications in Latin American countries due to COVID-19: Article   Dying at home leads to higher satisfaction with medical services: Study  Clinicians worry about bringing COVID-19 home to families: Article  30% of healthcare workers say they won't get vaccine for COVID-19: Article  Taking care of hospice team during stressful times: Article  Three styles of empathy during times of burnout: Article  How to create "Age-Friendly Health Systems - 4M Framework: Article  Talking about death leads to greater death-positivity: Study  Elderly patients show surprising "crisis competence" during pandemic: Article  Local newspaper in Midland TX features story on death doulas: Article  US News and World Report article on advance directives: Article  Business coach writes blog on grief and productivity: Blog  Film: The Elephant in the Room features palliative care stories: Article  Story of family's difficult decision for father with COVID-19: Story  Story of resident caring for COVID patients while grieving her grandparents' deaths: Story  Story: wife learning how to care for feeding tube for her husband with ALS: Story  Story: Zoom grief group helped young woman cope with father's death: Story  2nd year of grief can be the most difficult: Blog  Coping with uncertainty and grief can help healthcare providers get in touch with their own mortality: Article 

Hello Patrons and Happy New Year!This is our final news update for 2020. Thanks again for all of your support this year!Did you know you can receive these updates through the podcast app on your phone? Here's how to do it: On the home page at Patreon.com/eolu click on My Membership then scroll down to RSS Feed under the heading Your Benefits. Copy the URL you see there then open up the app on your phone where you listen to podcasts. Open Library, then click on Edit. Choose "Add podcast by URL" and paste the URL you just copied into that box. That should pull up the feed of all of the News Updates and other audios I've created here on this page. Click Subscribe and your app will automatically be updated whenever I add a file and you can listen on your phone.Here's the news I've found interesting this month: Doctors now grateful for telehealth and finding it meaningful to use - Article  Congress looking at expanding coverage for telehealth - Article  Compassionate Care Act in Senate will support ACP and EOL decision-making: Article  Tips to help healthcare providers talk about EOL wishes during COVID-19: Article  Resources on bereavement and grief for frontline healthcare providers: Article  "Second Victim" Syndrome after traumatic, unexpected death - Article  Home-based palliative care helps with social determinants of health - Article  Meals on Wheels weekly "chats" help seniors with loneliness - Article  Demonstration project for concurrent hospice and curative care - Article  Tips for families having EOL conversations during COVID-19 - Article  Grief therapists expect spike in complicated grief - Article  New animated short film on grief: "If Anything Happens I Love You" - Article Palliative care program teaming up with design students to create "Life Quilt" - Article