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Recognizing the Dying Process ... And just at the moment when someone at my side says: “There, she is gone!” there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: ‘Here she comes!” ... Physical Symptoms at the End of Life...
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dying.about.com/od/caringforthedying/ht/final_hours.htm
dying.about.com/od/caringforthedying/ht/final_hours.htm
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Recognizing the Dying Process ... The dying process usually begins well before death actually occurs. ... Physical Symptoms at the End of Life...
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dying.about.com/od/thedyingprocess/a/process.htm
dying.about.com/od/thedyingprocess/a/process.htm
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This is where the spirit of the dying individual begins to slip away from its immediate environment and attachments. ... You have all heard people tell how someone on their death bed refused to let go until a certain member of the family was able to get there. ... Symptoms of terminal illness are impossible to ignore.
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oldfashionedliving.com/dying.html
oldfashionedliving.com/dying.html
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Drug dependence may result from regular opioid use but causes no problems in dying people except the need to avoid sudden withdrawal and its uncomfortable symptoms. Drug addiction simply is not a concern when a person is close to death.
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www.merck.com/mmhe/sec01/ch008/ch008f.html
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Resuscitation: The act of trying to revive a person who has died (resuscitation) includes measures such as chest compressions, rescue breathing, drugs, and electrical shocks applied to someone whose heart has stopped beating. ... Hospice care is care at the end of life that emphasizes relief of symptoms and provides emotional,
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www.merck.com/mmhe/sec01/ch008/ch008d.html
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Normal Emotional, Spiritual, and Mental Signs and Symptoms with Appropriate Responses ... When a person enters the final stage of the dying process, two different dynamics are at work which are closely interrelated and interdependent. On the physical plane, the body begins the final process of shutting down,
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www.virtualtrials.com/btlinks/death.cfm
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Facing Illness and Loss: Caring for Someone Who Is Dying ... As you care for a dying person it is important to review any observable changes with your physician or nurse. Ask them to tell you what signs and symptoms you should watch for, and what you should do when you see them.
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www.hospicefoundation.org/hospiceinfo/dearabby/caring.a...
www.hospicefoundation.org/hospiceinfo/dearabby/caring.asp
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Generally, patients portray specific physical symptoms that indicate they are approaching death. Many of us who are involved in the care for someone have never witnessed someone dying. It is hard, both physically and emotionally, to know and accept that someone we are caring for is near death.
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www.kauaihospice.org/resources/dpmanual.pdf
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If you know someone who has been diagnosed with depression, or if you know someone who exhibits the symptoms of depression, please keep these tips in mind. You can't "fix" depression, but you can help someone ... Admit that you don't understand the pain or the feeling that dying is the only thing that will ever make it stop.
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www.healingwell.com/library/depression/blacksmith1.asp
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