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Did you know that our very own Hopewell board members, Dr. Eriko Onishi, MD, MCR, PhD, along with Stefan Clayton, have been holding Advance Directive workshops that explore both the Oregon Advance Directive and Oregon POLST (Portable Order for Life Sustaining Treatment) around Portland?
Keep checking in here and at our website. We will keep you posted on upcoming workshops either at Hopewell or around Portland.
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The clip below is from Max's The Pitt starring Noah Wyle (you may recognize him from the hit 90's TV show, ER).
This clip captures an honest portrayal of a painfully difficult situation that has happened to so many patients, family, and medical staff.
It is never too early to start thinking and planning well ahead for the specific kind of end-of-life care you want and expect, especially with your loves ones.
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Visit Dr. Eriko Onishi's website here: erikoonishi.com/about.htm
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44K likes, 357 comments. “The Pitt on Max does an awesome job of showing the dilemma of an Advanced Directive. What did you think of episode 2?”
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“Kathy Wong used to be her mother’s primary caregiver. Kathy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February 2024.
Her younger sister, Winnie, then living in Texas, dropped everything to take care of both of them. It’s what she does now.
Kathy, now 74, is no longer lucid. She spends her days thumbing through old cooking magazines in her room at Hopewell House, a residential care facility in Southwest Portland for those nearing death. Winnie tends to her bedside. On most days, their mother, now 94, sits outside the door. …
Kathy’s stay at Hopewell House is unconventional. She was supposed to be there for only a week, to receive hospice care. Now, she and her family have been there for over a year. …”
Read their entire story here:
🔗 FluxOregon.Com/In-The-Face-Of-Death
Story by Annie Bostwick and Luka
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Photos by Alyssa Garcia
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"As a hospice nurse with more than 20 years of experience, I’ve sat with many patients at the end of their lives. But I’ve found that for most people, death isn’t the biggest fear. It’s the regrets.
When we don’t acknowledge that death is a natural part of our journey, or we treat it as if it’s optional, we don’t take care of the important things we’re meant to do, learn and be.
We put end-of-life plans out of our minds entirely, or we tell ourselves, “I’ll get to it eventually, when I retire” or “when I have enough money” or “when the time is right.” But time is our most precious commodity — and once we know for sure that it’s limited, the regrets come bubbling to the surface.
I’ve heard hundreds of deathbed regret confessions, and they share a lot of similar themes. Here are the most common ones..."
Read more here: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/18/hospice-nurse-biggest-regrets-people-have-on-deathbeds-what-it-teaches-us-about-living-happy-meaningful-lives.html
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Hospice nurse and palliative care professional Suzanne O'Brien, RN, shares the most common "deathbed regret confessions" she has heard throughout her career. Here's what we can learn from them about l...