Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Don't be afraid to talk about death
I have said this before… but people have a tendency not to ask me how my day was because they are afraid that I am going to tell them. In...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 30, 20195 min read
Love is spoken here
I went to dinner recently and I had to walk two blocks to get to the restaurant. It was really cold and pouring down rain and I forgot to...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 23, 20196 min read
My Sister Laura
When you work in hospice, you are constantly reminded of what it is like to lose someone you love. I am still trying to process the loss...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 17, 20196 min read
What does it feel like to die?
For the past few years, when appropriate, I have asked some of my patients what it feels like to die. My reason for this is because I...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 10, 20194 min read
Life after death
After someone takes their last breath, I stay with the family and I provide comfort, support and active listening. I have a number of...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 3, 20194 min read
What does it mean to be present?
Being present is not something that just magically happens because someone suggests you do it, and in my opinion, it is not something we...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 27, 20194 min read
I see dead people
Very rarely do I actually take a lunch break when I am working, even less often do I go inside somewhere and sit down. But on one random...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 20, 20196 min read
Death and religion
When you or someone you love begins hospice care, it comes with a team of amazing humans who provide comfort and support at the end of...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 13, 20194 min read
Ativan, Morphine, Methadone OH MY!!!
If I could have my choice, I would have a death that was entirely comforted by compassionate and loving tactile stimuli, but the truth is...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 6, 20195 min read
Who is going to take care of me?
Awhile back I received a call from the daughter of a patient who had passed away. She had spent the past two years providing the most...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 29, 20193 min read
What do you want to do before you die?
I was having a conversation with a patient the other day about the things she wished she had done before she got sick. She talked about...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 21, 20193 min read
I've got mad love for our volunteers.
When you or someone you love receives a hospice order, it is with the understanding that there is only 6 months or less to live. That...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 15, 20193 min read
The guest of honor
I went to the funeral of a patient yesterday; this is not something I do often. Once in awhile a patient and their family finds a space...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 8, 20194 min read
Fear of dying
Death does not come in a “one size fits all” category; it is not usually predictable, and very rarely planned and it will never become...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 1, 20193 min read
Ask me how my day was
I think one of the most important qualities a person can have, is the ability to truly listen. Have you ever been with someone when you...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 26, 20193 min read
I didn't get to say goodbye
I woke up yesterday morning prepared to visit a patient whom I knew was nearing her end. I texted her son and said I was on my way. He...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 22, 20193 min read
My mother's blue tape measure
When I was a little girl, my mother used to sew; she was at her sewing machine often. I wish I knew then what I know now about how much...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 18, 20195 min read
Dying sucks
I admit it... I get attached... I try so hard not to. This work we do is so intimate and so personal that a deep connection is made...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Death doesn't punch a time clock
After spending so many hours at the home of a patient who is actively dying and working with a family who is struggling with the...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 12, 20193 min read
Grief is a dance in uncomfortable shoes
Much like death, grief is not predictable. We do not grieve the same way, it doesn’t happen on queue; there isn’t a rulebook that says:...
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