Sam Oliver | 82 Sam has cared for the needs of the dying in palliative care for over 17 years. During that time, Sam has served as the Chair, and now, Co-Chair of the Hospice Ethics Committee at the Hospice Care Center of VNS in Akron, Ohio. He has served several years as a State Continuing Education Chairperson for the Association of Professional Chaplains. Learn More » Recent Photos View All | Add PhotoRecent Journal Entries View All | Add Journal Entry10 Feb 2008 09:44 AMThe Landscape of the SoulThrough the years, we accumulate a series of experiences. Our tendency is to evaluate and simply reflect on what we have been through and what we have learned. This inward site into what we can no longer see with our eyes allows us to see through them, and into, our soul. Read more | Send this to a friend | Comments (0) | 10 Feb 2008 09:25 AMThe Power of Prayer to HealOn one occasion, I was asked to go into a room and be with a daughter whose Mom was dying. Mom was expected to die not long after I was to enter the room. When I went into the room, the daughter was at her Mom's bedside. She did die not long after I had entered the room. Her husband was on his way to be with his wife and daughter of this patient. He did not make it in time. Read more | Send this to a friend | Comments (0) | 03 Mar 2007 07:16 PMThe Heart of GriefHospice patients come to our care after being cut, burned, and poisoned. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment are the normative methods of care for most of the patients who enter a life-threatening disease. Hospital staff members are trained to be aggressive about curative care. Hospice care is a phase of care whereby aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate. Read more | Send this to a friend | Comments (0) | Recent Forum Entries Posts » | Threads »10 Feb 2008 09:59 AMThe Landscape of the SoulThrough the years, we accumulate a series of experiences. Our tendency is to evaluate and simply reflect on what we have been through and what we have learned. Recent Activity!created a new thread in the forums. 10 Feb 2008 09:59 AM added a new journal entry. 10 Feb 2008 09:44 AM added a new journal entry. 10 Feb 2008 09:25 AM Sam's GalleriesNo galleries have been created yet |
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