By Hosted by Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN
The Heart of Hospice podcast is dedicated to helping personal and professional caregivers who are caring for someone with serious illness. We're here to provide information and education so people
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Susan Combs will tell you she had a great dad. Her caregiving experience at the end of his life inspired her to give back to the veteran community. Susan’s dad Major General Roger E. Combs was a huge influence on her life. Roger battled with throat cancer related to Agent Orange for ten years, eventually dealing with a feeding tube toward the end of his life. A simple act - his request to eat pancakes - launched a non-profit organization that supports military veterans.
Susan is the president of Combs and Company, based in New York City. Her movement Pancakes for Roger occurs every February. For every pancake-loving picture posted on social media post using the hashtag #PancakesForRoger, Combs & Company will make a donation to the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic which helps veterans and their families navigate the VA claims process and secure disability benefits when they are faced with obstacles along the way.
Here’s some advice Susan gives to other end of life caregivers:
Connect with Susan Combs and Pancakes for Roger:
Website: pancakesforroger.org
Book: Pancakes for Roger
Social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter (X) YouTube
Honor your veteran on their Wall of Honor:
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Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
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After a 40 year hospice career, Barbara Karnes knows a thing or two about end of life care. Today’s special episode is part 3 of our 4 part series in honor of National Family Caregivers Month and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Barbara calls her introduction to working with the dying “divine intervention” that occurred because of a random connection with a hospice worker. She spent five years working at the bedside, eventually moving into administrative positions and management. As a hospice educator, she supports family caregivers and end of life workers alike.
Highlights from Barbara’s interview include:
Connect with Barbara Karnes:
Website: bkbooks.com
Blog: bkbooks.com
Shop her products: bkbooks.com
Socials: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest YouTube
Email: [email protected]
Thank you to our series sponsor The Death Deck!
Connect with the End of Life Deck and the Death Deck:
Website: thedeathdeck.comhttps://thedeathdeck.com/
Shop: End of Life Deck Death Deck
Socials for the Death Deck: Facebook IG Twitter (X)
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer
Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
More podcast episodes: The Heart of Hospice Podcast
Cuddle Cots and Cuddle Blankets allow families to spend more time with a loved one after a death, providing an opportunity for end of life workers to do death care better. Danielle Franck of Flexmort shares her personal experience with a Cuddle Cot in this interview. *Warning - This episode contains a description of the loss of a stillborn infant. It may not be for all listeners. Please take care of yourself.
Danielle is the Business Development Executive of the US at Flexmort, a company that designs and manufactures flexible mortuary solutions for the storage and cooling of a body after death occurs. She is passionate about fostering open discussions around death and loss. Danielle’s personal story is a testimonial to the benefits of utilizing a Cuddle Cot.
Cuddle Cots and Cuddle Blankets keep a body cool after death, enabling families to spend additional time with a loved one. That extra time creates space for meaningful goodbyes, rituals, and post mortem care that supports a healthy grieving process. The Cuddle Blankets are portable and can be used when a home funeral is planned. It’s also a great tool to use when there’s a plan for human composting or aquamation, and eliminates the need for dry ice when a family doesn’t want embalming. A personal quilt or blanket can be placed on top of the Cuddle Blanket to create a personal touch.
Connect with Flexmort:
https://cuddlecot.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/flexmort/
https://www.instagram.com/cuddlecot_/
https://www.facebook.com/CuddleCotTM
Thank you to our series sponsor The Death Deck!
Connect with the End of Life Deck and the Death Deck:
Website: thedeathdeck.comhttps://thedeathdeck.com/
Shop: End of Life Deck Death Deck
Socials for the Death Deck: Facebook IG Twitter (X)
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Get more information at https://www.grandpad.net/thoh.
GrandPad website: https://www.grandpad.net/
Social Media for GrandPad
https://facebook.com/grandpad
https://instagram.com/grandpad_social/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grandpad
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuFAJCb7_tTneM_ikABq08Q
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer
Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
More podcast episodes: The Heart of Hospice Podcast
In episode two of our special four part series, hospice icon Barbara Karnes shares what it was like working in hospice in the early days, before there was a model for working with the dying. Barbara has worked in end of life care for over 40 years, educating and supporting end of life workers and family caregivers alike. In this conversation, we talk about what hospice work was like early in her career.
Here are some highlights from this episode:
Connect with Barbara Karnes:
Website: bkbooks.com
Blog: bkbooks.com
Shop her products: bkbooks.com
Socials: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest YouTube
Email: [email protected]
Thank you to our series sponsor The Death Deck!
Connect with the End of Life Deck and the Death Deck:
Website: thedeathdeck.comhttps://thedeathdeck.com/
Shop: End of Life Deck Death Deck
Socials for the Death Deck: Facebook IG Twitter (X)
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer
Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
More podcast episodes: The Heart of Hospice Podcast
When his dad died, Adam Zuckerman created a highly organized kit for managing his estate. As founder of Buried in Work, he helps people get their end-of-life preparation in place. Adam’s family learned the ins and outs of hospice as they supported his dad at the end of his battle with leukemia. Although their time using hospice care was short, Adam saw the benefits of end of life care first hand.
Adam's mission is to empower individuals of all ages to navigate the intricacies of estate planning with confidence and ease. Through Buried in Work, he seeks to revolutionize the way people approach end-of-life preparations, ensuring that everyone has access to the resources they need to secure their legacy and protect their loved ones. Check out the CLEAR Kit from Buried in Work here.
Connect with Adam Zuckerman and Buried in Work:
Website: buriedinwork.com
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: Facebook IG LinkedIn Twitter (X) YouTube TikTok
Podcast: Buried in Work Podcast
Find all the resources from Buried in Work: BIW Resources
Order your CLEAR Kit today (Comprehensive Legacy & Estate Administration Repository Kit): CLEAR Kit
Purchase the One More Story card deck: One More Story
Purchase the Nothing Left Unsaid card deck: Nothing Left Unsaid
Connect with the End of Life Deck and the Death Deck:
Website: thedeathdeck.comhttps://thedeathdeck.com/
Shop: End of Life Deck Death Deck
Socials for the Death Deck: Facebook IG Twitter (X)
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer
Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
More podcast episodes: The Heart of Hospice Podcast
In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - and National Family Caregivers Month - we’re featuring a special 4-part series with special guest Barbara Karnes, Hospice Nurse and End of Life Educator. In the first episode of the series, Barbara shares how she got started in end of life care back before the Medicare hospice benefit was established in the 1980’s.
Here are some highlights of this special episode:
Connect with Barbara Karnes:
Website: bkbooks.com
Blog: bkbooks.com
Shop her products: bkbooks.com
Socials: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest YouTube
Email: [email protected]
Thank you to our series sponsor The Death Deck!
Connect with the End of Life Deck and the Death Deck:
Website: thedeathdeck.comhttps://thedeathdeck.com/
Shop: End of Life Deck Death Deck
Socials for the Death Deck: Facebook IG Twitter (X)
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer
Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
More podcast episodes: The Heart of Hospice Podcast
Death educator Lee Warren believes preparing for death in advance makes a good death possible.
Over a period of two years, she experienced several deaths in her small community of 125 people, teaching her the best lessons about death as she cared for them.
Those deaths, and the generous people who experienced them, offered an incredible opportunity for Lee to reweave a more holistic approach to end-of-life than the one generally offered to us in the U.S. The outcome of stewarding those deaths together as a community, including after-death care, home funerals, and home burials, was life changing and heart opening for Lee. She has channeled the wisdom she learned into work as a Death Educator and End-of-Life Preparation Guide.
Connect with Death Educator and End-of-Life Preparation Guide Lee Warren
Website: queenofdeath.org/course reclaimingwisdom.com/about
Email: [email protected]
Socials for Lee Warren: Facebook IG
Connect with the End of Life Deck and the Death Deck
Website: thedeathdeck.comhttps://thedeathdeck.com/
Shop: End of Life Deck Death Deck
Socials for the Death Deck: Facebook IG Twitter (X)
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer
Website: theheartofhospice.com
Email: [email protected]
More podcast episodes: The Heart of Hospice Podcast
Serious illness and caregiving can be isolating. GrandPad’s AI technology keeps seniors safely connected to loved ones. Isaac Lien and his dad Scott co-founded GrandPad to meet the needs they saw in Scott’s mom. Their new AI app Grandie offers audio interaction for the user without requiring a certain format, and even learns the user’s voice and way of speaking. Because GrandPad’s network is private and encrypted, users can share photos or videos and make video calls without worrying about robocalls or spam. No one can be part of a user’s network unless they’re been invited by the family administrator.
GrandPad makes a fantastic holiday gift for older adults, especially those living at a distance from family. Its features include:
• phone calls • video calls • video sharing • internet browning • 911 emergency use • 4G LTE data plan
Watch a webinar to hear more about GrandPad’s features here.
Interested in purchasing a GrandPad to stay connected with a senior loved one?
Get more information at https://www.grandpad.net/thoh.
GrandPad website: https://www.grandpad.net/
Social Media for GrandPad
https://facebook.com/grandpad
https://instagram.com/grandpad_social/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grandpad
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuFAJCb7_tTneM_ikABq08Q
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to [email protected].
Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)
Virginia Marcolin’s background in fashion and textiles led her to start designing burial shrouds, experimenting with luxurious natural fabrics and vegetable dyes. The result was Sanctum, a brand of high-end scented burial shrouds for the natural funeral industry. Virginia sources a variety of high-quality organic fabrics which are soft to the touch and biodegradable. Fabrics are colored with non-toxic plant dyes and infused with a proprietary plant-based antibacterial formula, which inhibits germ growth and neutralizes malodor.
The result for families is a comforting, beautiful, aromatic cocoon wrapped around their loved one which will carry them to their final resting place. Shrouds can be part of family-guided death care, green funerals, or human composting. A shroud can even be part of a cremation. According to the Sanctum website, their mission is to enhance the sensory experience of alternative funerals for loved ones while eliminating toxins and pollutants from traditional burial practices.
You can find the full selection of these Earth-friendly, elegant shrouds at sanctumshrouds.com.
Read more about how Sanctum Shrouds came to be here.
Find Sanctum’s line of shrouds for pets, Moonbeam Pet.
Socials for Sanctum Shrouds:
Facebook Instagram Pinterest. LinkedIn
Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to [email protected].
Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)
My guest Susan Hearn is talking about how she is moved and motivated by her work as executive director of a residential hospice home, and why she stays in this industry. #hospice #endoflife #death #dying #caregiver #caregiving
https://pod.co/the-heart-of-hospice-podcast/quality-care-is-the-goal-at-residential-hospice-homes
Residential hospice homes provide compassionate caregiving support for the dying. My guest Susan Hearn is talking about how she is moved and motivated by her work as executive director of a hospice home, and why she stays in this industry.
Susan has a passion for serving hospice and palliative care patients and families and has been a pioneer in developing hospice programs throughout Oregon since 1993 when she helped to establish the Asante Hospice in Southern Oregon. Susan went on to pioneer a residential hospice model in Oregon, leading the way with both fundraising and the full building and policy development of Celia's House in Medford, Oregon and Hopewell House in Portland. She is motivated to give patients and their caregivers a greater voice in their end-of-life experience and in facilitating meaningful advanced care planning conversations between patients and families.
Social media for Susan Hearn
Interested in purchasing a GrandPad to stay connected with a senior loved one? Get more information at https://www.grandpad.net/thoh.
GrandPad website: https://www.grandpad.net/
Social Media for GrandPad
https://facebook.com/grandpad
https://instagram.com/grandpad_social/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grandpad
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuFAJCb7_tTneM_ikABq08Q
Order your copies of The Hospice Care Plan: A Path to Comfort here, now available in English and Spanish!
Check out the free library of video tutorials from the creators of The Hospice Care Plan hospice nurses Nancy Heyerman and Brenda Kizzire here.
Read more about Nancy and Brenda and their mission to improve hospice care here.
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Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.
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