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Hi im trying to gayher a bit of information for a gsf meeting, I would like a bit of imput from fellow dignity champions for sone bullet point s on wat they feel are inportant parts of providing a dignified death. I will be raising these points for discusion at the meeting. Many thabks in advance
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Hi Liam,
If it is possible (in other words, unless something such as severe dementia makes this impossible), then my main suggestion would be to listen to the dying person and to then 'go with whatever the person wants'.
I recently posted a short file on my Facebook group, called 'The imposition of indignity and the padded cage effect', which can be downloaded from my Group page - I'm still confused by how Facebook works, but the web address of my group is:
Thank you I will be sure to download and give this a read.
I really just want to compile some do's and don't when it comes to the every day practice of careing for some one as they reach the end of ther life. Ther are quiet a thew new carers stqrting in my place of work and im trying really to start discusion with these points.
Liam,
A 'simple list of dos and dont's' will not be simple to put together - you will probably find that you can only really give 'prompts' and not 'instructions'.
Off the top of my head, these would be things like:
Try to remember that the dying are all individuals, not 'identical tins of baked beans': so what is right for one person, might not be right for another person;
Think 'if it were me, would I like to be treated like this ?' - and if the answer is 'probably not', then think very hard about if the person would also not want to be treated like that;
Remember that the dying, even if demented, 'still have feelings and are still human beings';
I'm sure you could lengthen the list - the problem is trying to get the behaviour right, when staff are being pushed to do more in less time (for example, some people who are dying at home, and are living alone, might immensely value 'just being talked to' but can paid carers actually do that ?).
I wish you well with your 'bullet points - perhaps you might consider putting them here, after you have thought them out, for DIC folk to read ?