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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon

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Supporting and informing people who are aging or planning for or facing serious illness and/or death, and those who care about them - for 30+ years. https://ravens-call.mailerpage.io/ #DeathPositive #EOL #hapc #EOLdoula Also decluttering: Raven’s Nest.

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · Apr 27

What services does an Aging and End-of-Life Guide offer?

Each practitioner chooses to provide care, information, and support in the areas they're familiar and comfortable with.

In my practice, I specialize in helping answer the questions in this graphic.

A graphic with “Raven’s Call: Planning & Support for Aging, Serious Illness, and End of Life” in the middle, with a photo-illustration of a Raven above. Four circles surround that, containing “What care will you want as you age or become ill?,” “Who will help you through difficult times?,” “What do you want for your last months and days?,” and “What items, wisdom, and memories will you leave behind?” Floating text indicates that these questions are “For Yourself; For Your Parents; and For Caregivers. Watermark: ©2024 Raven’s Call.

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 3h

I just downloaded the episode. Hoping to listen on my way to see a client in the morning.

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 4h

End of Life Guides, Midwives, and EOL Doulas, here’s a great resource.

Neurodivergent folks are our clients, too.

Dr Emma Clare @dremmaclare.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been writing about neurodivergence in end-of-life care and advance planning and hearing from people who want to do better but don’t know where to start.

This work means a lot to me. I’ve gathered it all in one place - my new site is live: www.deathwireddifferently.co.uk

#DeathWiredDifferently

Death Wired Differently | Death Doula & Inclusive End-of-Life Support

Compassionate, inclusive end-of-life care and death doula services across the UK. Dr. Emma Clare provides neurodivergent-friendly guidance, training, and resources to support individuals, families, an...

www.deathwireddifferently.co.uk

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 2d

Chise, if you have another moment, could this help people with encroaching glaucoma?

Thank you for all the research info you share with us!!!

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 3d

Can't wait to see who I'll meet at my local cemetery during TalkDeath's Cemetery Scavenger Hunt, Sunday, October 26th at 11:30am PT.

Deets here: talkdeath.com/talkdeath-20...

Via @talkdeath.bsky.social

TalkDeath 2025 Halloween Cemetery Scavenger Hunt

The TalkDeath Cemetery Scavenger Hunt encourages people to appreciate and learn about local cemeteries and their histories. It invites community members to visit cemeteries…

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The Realistic Caregiver @caregiverqueen.bsky.social · 5d

Spend enough time in caregiving forums and you'll see the term "my watch has ended" when someone's loved one passes away. It's a beautiful expression that really captures what caregiving feels like.

therealisticcaregiver.substack.com/p/when-your-...

When Your Watch Has Ended

Life After Caregiving

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 5d

True also for hospice services and hospice houses in the US states that allow Medical Aid in Dying, also known in Oregon as using the Death with Dignity Act. Some religiously based hospice services prohibit their employees from being involved, though this seems to be decreasing.

Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 6d

From Go Gentle re aged care:

"Always be prepared. Ask an aged care facility as far in advance as you can if VAD can take place on their premises. Ideally, find out the provider's position on VAD before becoming resident in their facility. This means you can plan, and avoid any unexpected transfers"

Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options @q4eollo.fyi · 6d

Check out the Go Gentle report card on VAD in Residential Aged Care Homes.

It is not good.

"Disturbing"

"85 per cent of residential aged care providers do not offer VAD access to their residents, or do not offer any public information about VAD."

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www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/2025_vad_age...

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 6d

Ahh, of course. On iPhone, the app is called Health.

Before the apps, back when I worked in hospitals, emergency departments/room staff would check for a Contacts or Address Book entry named ICE when patients were brought in unconscious. I don’t think it really caught on back then.

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 7d

What does ICE stand for in Qld?

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 8d

Ahhh, sister. Hold steady.

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 9d

That last part.

It doesn’t always work, but it’s your best bet.

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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · 9d

Can you help us find study participants? I am part of the READY Study team. We want to listen to family or paid carers of people with a learning disability who died, learning more about people who died of something other than cancer or dementia. Get in touch if you want to find out more

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 9d

And thank you.

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 9d

Sending a hug if you want it, Heather. A beloved aunt of mine died the day of a significant bombing, so I have a bit of a sense of what you might have gone through.
~M

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 10d

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 10d

“How To Quit Being A Caregiver”

An excellent exploration of if, why, when, and how.

(The actual subtitle is cute!)

The Realistic Caregiver @caregiverqueen.bsky.social · 12d

The alternate subtitle to this week's article was from the great country song by Johnny Paycheck: Take This Job And Shove It.
But then I decided that was maybe a little too mean.

therealisticcaregiver.substack.com/p/how-to-qui...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=gj2i...

Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job And Shove It (Audio)

YouTube video by JohnnyPaycheckVEVO

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 10d

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 11d

Look how carefully Google avoids talking about disability or death.

<Insert emoji of me rolling my eyes>

Screenshot of Google webpage: "Google Account Privacy Checkup.
Review your privacy suggestions.
Generated from the Google services you use most.
Make a plan for your account.
Use Inactive Account Manager to plan what happens to your data if you stop using your account."
The last phrase has been highlighted: "if you stop using your account."

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 12d

Reposting for #DeathPositive folks. Any ideas?

Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 19d

Trying to search for info on the use of headstones and footstones in Sussex, and all I get are business websites trying to sell a headstone to me. Not yet, people!!! Can anyone share info with me about these, and when they became popular? Photo is from Seaford's St. Leonard's Churchyard.

Photo of three graves in a row, with large headstones and small footnotes, joined together by a vertical centre piece. The stones are too weathered to read names or dates.

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks! I hadn’t hear that term.

Thank you for your work in MedLib - so important!

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 12d

Dr Halloran, thank you for writing this reflection. As a non-medical professional, I’ve worked in EDs, alongside Palliative Care hospitalists, and in hospices. You’ve well captured the heart of each and the potential effects on practitioners. I’m glad you listened to yourself. All the best in #hapc!

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 13d

I hate to say it, but I think I have to go with casket number 1. It's so extra!

#deathpositive #casket #coffin #history #tagyourself

The background is lime green with a Victorian wallpaper pattern. Black text reads: Tag Yourself! Which model from the 1918 Atlantic Coffin and Casket Co. catalog are you? Then there are screenshots of four old-fashioned looking caskets. At the bottom it says deadparentswhatnow.com

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 13d

2, hold the varnish please. And preferably in a much lighter color; pine is fine.

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 13d

And, of course I can't help saying: Another loving gift would be to sit down with them to make sure they've filled out their Advance Directives. Knowing what they want and don't want for medical care is a gift for both your parents and you.

Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 13d

This is sweet.

"I made this for my parents' 32nd wedding anniversary."

www.youtube.com/shorts/yoT5w...

How to capture 32 years of love in one handmade gift #family #love #resinart #photography #memories

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Raven’s Call : Aging & End of Life guide in Oregon @endoflifecare.bsky.social · 14d

That’s disconcerting.