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The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying

A Podcast About Death And Dying. Exploring the work of Hospice Waikato through the voices of volunteers, palliative care professionals, the bereaved and the dying.

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The Last Breath Ep 10 - Assisted Dying – 24-10-2024

The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying ·

2024/10/23

Examining the experience of assisted dying. Karen Mansfield’s mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year and opted for an assisted death. Karen talks us through that experience. Palliative care nurse Archana Gaunder describes the lessons she learned from her first experience caring for patient who’d decided on to go out on his own terms. A statement from Hospice Waikato: Fundamentally, Hospice Waikato exists to help patients live every moment, and treatment is focused on comfort

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The Last Breath – Ep 9 - 16-10-2024

The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying ·

2024/10/15

Kaiāwhina, Maori, Grief, Loss and the Love of a Good Dog. In a wide ranging and deeply felt interview Hospice Waikato’s Kaiāwhina Honey Hireme-Smiler talks about her work supporting Maori patients and their whanau and her own experiences with grief and loss. There’s a perception among Maori that Hospice is a Pakeha thing, it’s not. Hospice is for everyone and accommodates all cultural needs. The next episode of the Last Breath Episode is about assisted dying and we start that discussion here

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The Last Breath – Ep 8 - 10-10-2024

The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying ·

2024/10/09

There is a Crack in Everything, That's how the Light Gets In. Episode 8 takes us to the coal face of death with palliative care nurse and educator Emily Fyfe and we leave no stone unturned as we examine the actualities of death. We talk about difficult deaths, good deaths, complex deaths and how all this effects the dying person and their families. What things cause the dying the most anxiety? Should children be included or excluded from the dying process? Emily explains medical terms, demystifies

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The Last Breath Ep 7 – 03-10-2024

The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying ·

2024/10/02

A Woman is Like a Teabag, You Can’t tell How Strong She is Until You Put Her in Hot Water.Maxine and her partner Callum were in their 30s and living their best lives when Callum was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In this episode Maxine Exely describes Callum’s death, the stages of grief, the challenges and the heartache while reflecting on the lessons that altered the course of her life in ways she didn’t anticipate. Hospice Waikato, in association with Free FM, presents The Last Breath – A

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The Last Breath Ep 6 – 26-09-2024

The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying ·

2024/09/25

Carrie Rauber started out as a massage therapist before moving into administration. She talks about the emotional toll caring for the dying can take, the spiritual services Hospice offers and reminds us that we continue to evolve right up to our last breath. Adam Bruce was a tradesman painter but at the mid point of his life wanted something more meaningful so he went back to school and trained to be counsellor. Now working at the frontline of patient care he talks about the experiences that have

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