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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Guest Barbara Karnes, RN

- RN established in 1962

- Started 1st hospice in Kansas City 1970s

- American pioneer in hospice

- Award winning End-of-Life educator

- Author of the blue hospice book “Gone From My Sight”

- Newly widowed after 62 years of marriage to Jack Karnes who died at home surrounded by family, dog and cat 09/18/2023

Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.

1. Story (theme) Dr. G found her copy of the “Gone From My Sight” booklet inside of her “Being Mortal” book, but didn’t realize who wrote it until recently. On 08/18/2023 Barbara posted “The medical profession will not be able to cure or ‘fix’ everyone” Dr. G invited her to discuss this topic. Mr. Karnes died the week of originally planned discussion about the physician’s role in fixing our healthcare system, as it affects people during the end of life.

2. Educate -Teaching points for Physicians: Take care of the PERSON who has the disease; Touch personhood of the patient by not getting caught up with ‘medicalese’ make sure they understand what you are saying; connect to personhood, touch, eye contact; Documentation/the computer: get somebody else to do it! 😅 This is HEALING!

3. Empower -Valuable resources from Barbara Karnes, RN https://bkbooks.com/pages/end-of-life-booklets-for-hospices-the-blue-book-bk-books 8nnI

Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

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