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Part of Elaine O'Donnell and Ann Silver's role as Anticipatory Care Planning nurses is to support people to begin to think about planning for the end of life. Elaine said:
"In order to give the very best care to people we need to know what's important to them now and in the future. That applies to our work as professionals in a healthcare setting, but also to anyone who wants to support a family member or significant other."
With this in mind, Elaine and Ann are keen to promote more openness about death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week 2014, Elaine and Ann took a Before I Die wall to Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow.
Accompanied by Hospital Chaplin Andrew Davis and equipped with a fist full of supportive literature, the nurses spent some hours beside the walls, which prompted reflection, honesty, tears and laughter from passers-by. Over 50 people chose to share their thoughts and aspirations.
Posted on June 4 2014 at 16:15
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