Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
How many visitors should be in the room of someone who is dying?
I received a really good question: "Do hospice facilities you work with limit the number of visitors to a room? Just wondering. I didn’t...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jan 6, 20231 min read
All the memories we made together
I had a moment today Or should I say… another When I realized you were not here And you will be gone forever I never thought there would...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Dec 24, 20221 min read
If I could hug your heart.
If I could hug your heart I’ll tell you what I’d do I would squeeze it just enough To take the pain from you I’d put it in a jar And...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Dec 19, 20223 min read
The last thing she said to me was, "thank you."
A few weeks ago, a woman reached out to me from South Africa, asking if I could be her end-of-life doula. We spoke over ZOOM about thirty...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Dec 11, 20223 min read
What did I do well, what could I have done differently, and what did I learn?
When I walked into his room, I knew this was going to be the day that he would let go. I took his hand, like I had every day for the past...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 23, 20224 min read
At what point do we say STOP?
I recently watched the Netflix series “From Scratch,” which is based on the book by Tembi Locke. As you move through your life after a...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 17, 20221 min read
My Memory
My memory, and my heart, is where you are stored I don’t think I could handle it if I couldn’t go there any more I am not sure what I...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Finding light in the darkness...
When I returned to work after my brother died, I went to see my first patient. I walked into the room of a young man who was dying, and...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Everyone has a story.
While waiting in the airport recently, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between two younger women, strangers initially but...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 29, 20223 min read
Nothing else matters...
"If I knew then what I know now I would have done things differently." This is something I have said many times over the years. I had the...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 16, 20223 min read
Pleasantly Confused and Beautifully Present
When I first met him, I immediately noticed his eyes… there was a twinkle, a reminder that despite his confusion, and despite the...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 8, 20223 min read
If only...
When I was a little girl, I remember watching my mother at her sewing machine making beautiful wedding dresses for other people and I...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Grief changes from day to day
If you asked me how I was doing I’ll tell you what I would say Grief is really messy And it changes from day to day Some days I am...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 24, 20223 min read
What Would Gabby Say?
Oh how I do love a good "What Would Gabby Say?" question... This one was really really good!! Dear Gabby... What has death taught you?...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Cleaning out the closet.
One of the hardest things to do after someone dies is cleaning out their closets and drawers. Some people leave it for weeks or months...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Fragile does not mean weak.
Many times, while working in end-of-life care, I have felt like I was almost obligated to reassure people that this work is not hard, and...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 2, 20221 min read
That Final Bow
What if we did things differently What if we didn’t waste so much time What a difference it could make in your life What a difference it...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 29, 20222 min read
What does it mean to get back to normal?
I hear this a lot, and I find myself a little surprised when someone asks, “are you getting back to normal now?” NO! Nothing will ever be...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 17, 20222 min read
It is okay to cry.
Sometimes I wish I had a remote control for the tears that fall uncontrollably from my eyes. I wish that I could contain them, that I was...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 10, 20222 min read
What is love?
I went to the funeral of a patient recently. He was a good and kind man, who loved his family so much you could feel it when you were in...
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