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Sibling Loss
When my sister died a part of me died with her. I have attached a blog I wrote for and about her. She was my everything when I was...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Sometimes
I think too much, sometimes I overthink too much. I try really hard... sometimes too hard. I cry... easily... sometimes for no reason at...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Release
A quote that will always stay in my head is one that I received from a woman who was 105 years young… “youth is wasted on the young.” She...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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Grief is LOVE
I recently put a question out there asking for a one-word answer to what grief means to you. My intention for this was to remind all of...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Sep 20, 20242 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Aug 15, 20243 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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"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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jul 9, 20244 min read
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"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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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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....
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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What is a death doula?
A death doula (also referred to as an end-of-life doula) is traditionally a non-clinical companion and guide for someone who is...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
May 20, 20244 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
May 18, 20243 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
May 3, 20243 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Apr 22, 20244 min read
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"People like this"
I was at the grocery store recently and as I was walking the isles, I noticed that many people were struggling with walking; some with a...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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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...
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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