Category: Advanced Directive
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Embodied Experience: An Incarnational Ministry of Presence
As a hospital Chaplain I have encountered patients and families facing end-of-life care decisions on a number of occasions. One of my earliest experiences stands out as formative, partly because my mom had recently passed away while under home hospice care. We can never know precisely what others are going…
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Scripture: The Guiding Light of Choice
So how best do we go about making correct choices, particularly in situations where there appears to be no clear “right” or “wrong” answer. Reflecting on this took me back to my Seminary days and the study of Christian Ethics…
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We Need To Talk – Part II
A male patient in his late-70’s with stage four metastatic lung cancer; patient has become septic, is intubated (breathing tube), not awake/alert, and is currently not strong enough to continue chemotherapy. Family has gathered to discuss what the options were for his care and the question going around the room…
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We Need To Talk – Part I
“Take me home. I’m done with hospitals, doctors and all that comes with it. I just want to be in my own home, my own bed…”
