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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

May 183 min read

I Grieve Too

I witnessed a death the other day … or should I say, another death. In this particular case, it was a woman, under the age of sixty, who...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

May 33 min read

The Safe Place

I was asked some really good questions the other day… “Gabby, how do you keep it together when families are grieving? Do you ever break...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Apr 224 min read

Near Death Awareness

I am often asked by those at the bedside of someone who is dying, “do they know that I am here?” My answer is always, “yes.” I have had...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Apr 163 min read

"People like this"

I was at the grocery store recently and as I was walking the isles, I noticed that many people were struggling with walking; some with a...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Apr 33 min read

Who am I?

I have spent my whole life trying to figure out who I am and what lane I belong in. Most of my life I did and said everything I thought...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Mar 241 min read

waves

I am strong But not always On the outside I look soft and secure But I have rough edges that most people cannot see Unless I want them to...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Mar 152 min read

Your feelings are valid.

I recently sat at the bedside of a patient who took her last breath… I did not rush anything, and I didn’t feel the need to say anything...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Mar 53 min read

"I don't want to be alone."

I sat down next to his bed and told him matter-a-factly, “you have to let people help you, you cannot do this on your own anymore.” I...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Feb 184 min read

Suffering

What does the word “suffering” mean to you? How would you use it in a sentence? How have you personally experienced it? I think the first...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Feb 63 min read

Soul Review

I am often asked why someone is taking so long to die, especially when they have gone days without food or water, they are no longer...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Feb 21 min read

Grief

Grief can be rainbows on a really stormy day It can be gale force winds with skies filled with grey It can be sunshine and clouds It can...

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If you could call and talk to someone, who would it be?

Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Jan 312 min read

If you could call and talk to someone, who would it be?

I had a dream that I walked out into my living room, and on the coffee table was a telephone. It wasn’t mine, and it wasn’t there the...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Jan 271 min read

The day I said goodbye.

My heart is reminded what day this is I don’t need a calendar for that It remembers it like it was yesterday It’s the day that I first...

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Letting go, finding peace within, and saying goodbye.

Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Jan 234 min read

Letting go, finding peace within, and saying goodbye.

I received a call from the daughter of a patient I had only seen one time almost a year ago. After my visit with her mother, I had called...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Jan 232 min read

A Fragile Leaf Falls

I was present for a man who chose to exercise his legal right to take the end-of-life medication’s to end his suffering caused by his...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Jan 193 min read

Cemetery Girl

I was once called “Cemetery Girl”. Seriously, it’s true. Even as a really young kid, I was fascinated and drawn to cemeteries. Back then,...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Jan 153 min read

What matters most?

I often talk about having a conversation with the people you love about what is most important to them at the end of their life, way...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Dec 20, 20232 min read

The Trouble Box and The Wish Box

I had a patient a few years ago, who I visited twice a week until she died. On her coffee table was this box, it was never opened. It...

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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Dec 10, 20232 min read

What not to say to a griever...

I truly do believe that people are coming from a thoughtful place when they say things to someone who is grieving, but unfortunately,...

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When the words "thank you" take on a whole new meaning.

Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

Dec 2, 20233 min read

When the words "thank you" take on a whole new meaning.

When I walked in the room, I could see she was struggling… for life, for breath, and for peace, and when she said to me, “can you help...

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