People are disturbed not by things but by the view they take of them. They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. —Carl W. Buechner Perhaps the most important thing we bring…
The best way to become a better “helper” is to become a better person. But one necessary aspect of becoming a better person is via helping other people. So one must and can do both simultaneously. From the basic principles…
This chapter is intended to provide the reader new to pediatric palliative care with an understanding of how to create an optimal environment for children and their families. For the experienced reader, this chapter provides an integrated, holistic perspective based…
If they don't have scars, they haven't worked on a team. Teams don't just happen. They slowly and painfully evolve. The process is never complete. The work involved is usually underestimated. —Balfour Mount By its very nature, and in fact…
“I wish you knew …how much difference your caring and support can make. We encountered so many people I view them as our comrades who were truly fighting for us and Ryan while our family was being bombarded. It is…
The tide recedes, but leaves behind bright seashells in the sand. The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers in the land. The music stops, and yet echoes on in sweet refrains. For every joy that passes, something beautiful…
Today, the road all runner's come, Shoulder high, we bring you home, And set you at the threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town. —A.E. Housman. Ethics committees and consultation in pediatrics are both relatively recent phenomena. In the 1970s,…
I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.… I want to know if you can sit with pain–mine or your own–without moving to hide it, or fade it,…
You're a song, a wished-for song. Go through the ear to the center where sky is, where wind, where silent knowing. Put seeds and cover them blades will sprout where you do your work. —Rumi This chapter delves into interdisciplinary…
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it. — Halford E. Luccock While the actual number of patients in pediatric palliative care is small relative to the number of adults, the scope of the field…