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Nothing Left Unsaid: Creating a Healing Legacy with Final Words and Letters

Primary Author: Mary Polce-Lynch, Randolph-Macon College

Rituals exist to settle estates and bequeath material possessions after people die, but there isn't a ritual for making sure that nothing is left unsaid to loved ones. Messages of love, forgiveness, life lessons, hopes, and personal legacy can prevent regret during the grieving process and bring meaning to life in the present.

This resource assists people in writing two types of personal legacies: 1) Final Words written to loved ones before a person's death, and; 2) Legacy Letters written to loved ones approaching the end of their life due to age, illness, or going into harm's way. Both rituals create a different kind of inheritance to ensure that nothing is left unsaid.

Date Last Modified 10/10/2009 Exercise, Manual/guide

Offering Spiritual Support for Family or Friends

Primary Author: Caring Connections

PDF brochure for friends and family providing spiritual support for someone living with an illness. Offers suggestions for how to speak with and support someone, along with helpful questions to ask.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2007 Other, Article

Pain and Suffering as Viewed by the Hindu Religion

Primary Author: Sarah M. Whitman, Drexel University College of Medicine

Article from The Journal of Pain (Vol 8, No 8).

Abstract: Religion and spiritual practices are among the resources used by patients to cope with chronic pain. The major concepts of Hinduism that are related to pain and suffering are presented. Ways that Hindu traditions deal with pain and suffering are reviewed, including the concept of acceptance, which has been studied in the pain medicine literature. By becoming more familiar with Hindu views of pain and suffering, pain medicine practitioners can offer potentially helpful concepts to all patients and support Hindus spirituality as it relates to pain and suffering.

Perspective: Religion or spirituality is often important to patients. This article will inform the pain medicine practitioner how pain and suffering are viewed in Hinduism, the third largest religion in the world. It is hoped that these concepts will prove helpful when treating not only followers of Hinduism but all patients.

Date Last Modified 08/08/2007 Article

Preferred Practices from the National Quality Forum (NQF) Consensus Report

Primary Author: The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)

A 3-page document listing all of the preferred practices from the National Quality Forum (NQF) Consensus Report: Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality. The Center to Advance Palliative Care created and distributed this document courtesy of the National Consensus Project. Spiritual assessment and spiritual care services are included in the preferred practices.

Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Report/Document/Book chapter

Professional Chaplaincy: Its Role and Importance In Healthcare

Primary Author: HealthCare Chaplaincy

Report describing the role and significance of spiritual care. Includes sections on The Meaning and Practice of Spiritual Care, Who Provides Spiritual Care?, The Functions and Activities of Professional Chaplains, and The Benefits of Spiritual Care Provided by Professional Chaplains. Edited by Larry VandeCreek, D.Min. and Laurel Burton Th.D.

Date Last Modified 05/22/2001 Report/Document/Book chapter, Website