Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
The Jagged Edges of Grief
grief is sharp and it cuts deep and can feel as though you have been wrapped tightly with barbed wire your heart gets snagged by the...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Aug 15
- 3 min
I wish he was still here
Something weird happened to me the other day… it affected me so much that I had to take a few days to process it and figure out the...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jul 31
- 2 min
When grief knocks on your door
You would think that working in hospice and end-of-life care and being present for so many people who were about to start their grief...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jul 25
- 3 min
I wish I could stop time.
A few months ago, I received a phone call from a number I did not recognize. I usually assume those are SPAM calls and ignore them, but I...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jul 9
- 4 min
"The Checklist"
Gabby, I have a friend who was recently given a pretty scary diagnosis. We are all trying to stay positive and hopeful, but we also feel...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jul 7
- 4 min
"I feel soft"
Several years ago, I walked the Camino in Spain. After a long day and a lot of miles I came across a fork in the road and wasn’t sure...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Muddy Footprints
Grief enters the door of your heart as though it is marching to the beat of a very loud drum it effects every part of your body, leaving...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jun 19
- 2 min
I wish you peace.
One thing I never do is interfere with the beliefs of another human being when they are dying. I don't pass judgment, I don't tell them...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jun 17
- 3 min
I didn't get a chance to say goodbye
During the height of COVID when families were not allowed to sit at the bedside of someone who was dying, I said their goodbyes for them....
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Jun 5
- 2 min
When I am dying.
When I am dying, I don’t want the last sounds I hear to be machines beeping and alarms going off telling me what I already know, which is...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- May 20
- 4 min
What is a death doula? (Also known as an end-of-life doula)
An end-of-life doula is traditionally a non-clinical companion and guide for someone who is navigating a terminal illness. I like to...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- May 18
- 3 min
I Grieve Too
I witnessed a death the other day … or should I say, another death. In this particular case, it was a woman, under the age of sixty, who...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- May 3
- 3 min
The Safe Place
I was asked some really good questions the other day… “Gabby, how do you keep it together when families are grieving? Do you ever break...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Near Death Awareness
I am often asked by those at the bedside of someone who is dying, “do they know that I am here?” My answer is always, “yes.” I have had...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Apr 16
- 3 min
"People like this"
I was at the grocery recently and as I was walking the isles, I noticed that many people were struggling with walking; some with a cane...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Who am I?
I have spent my whole life trying to figure out who I am and what lane I belong in. Most of my life I did and said everything I thought...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Mar 24
- 1 min
waves
I am strong But not always On the outside I look soft and secure But I have rough edges that most people cannot see Unless I want them to...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Your feelings are valid.
I recently sat at the bedside of a patient who took her last breath… I did not rush anything, and I didn’t feel the need to say anything...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Mar 5
- 3 min
"I don't want to be alone."
I sat down next to his bed and told him matter-a-factly, “you have to let people help you, you cannot do this on your own anymore.” I...
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Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
- Feb 18
- 4 min
Suffering
What does the word “suffering” mean to you? How would you use it in a sentence? How have you personally experienced it? I think the first...
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