Hospice Uncovered
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Hospice Uncovered
Latest Episodes
Disease Progression & The Hard Conversations: When It's Time for Hospice
Rachel and Shanna dive deep into recognizing the subtle signs that a loved one may be ready for hospice care. They discuss concrete indicators of disease progression—altered mental status, increased hospitalizations, mobility decline, urinary t...
Just Because We Don’t Want to Face It: Hospice, Dementia, and the Courage to Have Hard Conversations
The hosts celebrate helping a longtime hospice patient whose wife and caregiver died suddenly, leaving him without ID, benefits access, or support and facing eviction, and discuss how earlier planning could have prevented the crisis. They intro...
Ask for Help: Reciprocity, Hospice Myths, and Courage at End of Life
Two hospice professionals open with a grounding breath exercise focused on purpose, then discuss why asking for help is difficult, highlighting embarrassment, ego, control, and fear, and emphasizing reciprocity so givers also learn to receive. ...
Hospice Myth-Busting: Dignity, Support, and Hope at End of Life (Episode 2)
In episode two, Shanna and Rachel begin with a grounding exercise and gratitude, then discuss why the word “hospice” feels scary and why it shouldn’t. Shawna shares early negative experiences with hospice-related providers targeting vulnerable ...
Hospice Myth-Busting: It’s Not Giving Up—It’s Support, Comfort, and Dignity
In this conversation, Shanna and Rachel myth-bust common fears about hospice, explaining that it isn’t “giving up” or stopping care, but adding support focused on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for both patients and families. They discus...
