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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Feb 5
- 3 min
The Empty Chair
When I first walked into the room of a woman who was dying, I was a little taken back by how dark it was. It didn’t feel as though this w...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Stay Awhile
I had the honor recently of walking through a forest with the wife of a man who died way too young. Her goal is to scatter just a few of ...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jan 16
- 4 min
A flood of emotions
For many years I have sat at bedsides witnessing people die; this is the work I do, I am a hospice nurse. I have held thousands of hands,...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jan 1
- 4 min
Until the masks come off
When I was in my early twenties, my mother was diagnosed with cancer and given a year to live. I sat at her bedside and talked about all ...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Their love is a beautiful love
The first thing I noticed when I met them, was the way he looked at her. It was far more than love alone, it was trust, and compassion an...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Dec 12, 2020
- 3 min
The Power of Prayer
I will start by saying that I am not a very religious person. I do not practice any particular faith, nor have I made a commitment to a s...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
The Playlist
Have you ever thought about the music you want played at your death bed? We put a lot of thought into music we want at weddings, and we a...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
The Joy Counter
At the end of your day, do you think about how many times you might have felt joy? I have been thinking a lot about this, especially rece...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Nov 14, 2020
- 4 min
Acceptance
In this time of so much controversy, so many personal opinions differ, and while some keep it to themselves, others are quite vocal. How ...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Nov 7, 2020
- 3 min
I Hear You
I was recently visiting a patient who has lost his ability to speak clearly, and although he says many words, they are random, and did no...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
The Window Seat
Every day for the last year of her 95 years, she sat in her cozy chair in the corner of her room and looked out the window. She sipped he...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Oct 24, 2020
- 4 min
Death and Dying; The difficult conversation
When you work in hospice, talking about death is something you become very used to, and are usually not uncomfortable with. Sometimes I f...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Oct 18, 2020
- 5 min
Rituals and end of life offerings
Over the years as I have started to evolve in the care of patients at the end of life, I have found that what I am drawn to most is how t...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Boundaries? In Hospice? Is that a thing?
A few weeks ago, I received a message from someone I am connected with on Facebook, but I have never met. Like myself, she is a hospice n...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Sep 26, 2020
- 4 min
The little blue necklace
Before I became a hospice nurse and all through nursing school, I was a caregiver for a husband and wife who were in their 80’s. I took c...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
What being an end of life doula means... to me.
I am writing this on the day of my graduation of a program that certified me to become an end of life doula. I have spent most of the mor...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
Grace
Every morning I wake up the same way; I check the time, thankful for the additional twenty minutes I usually end up having before I need ...
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