Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
The “Brethren Voices” of March 2023 featured , “It All Started . . . With an Idea,” the story of Dan West and the idea known as “Heifer Project.” His efforts assisted the survivors of war-torn-Europe with livestock, to revitalize the agricultural needs of Europe, following World War II.
With this edition of “Brethren Voices,” we welcome Barbara West, Dan’s granddaughter, to tell her story of serving as a “Hospice Nurse” for 27 years, with individuals who are experiencing a terminal illness.
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms, attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. It provides an alternative to therapies focused on life-prolonging measures that may be arduous, likely to cause more symptoms, or are not aligned with a person's goals.
Barbara West has served as a Hospice Nurse in California and Oregon and shares her experiences as well as some of the stories of those that she has served.
Brent Carlson hosts this, the 217th edition of “Brethren Voices.” This program serves as part 1, of a 2-part, mini-series with Barbara West, “Optimizing the Quality of Life for the Terminally ill”
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TAGS: Palliation, Terminally ill, Quality Care, Hospice Care, Team Care For The Terminally ill, Death Experiences,
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The “Brethren Voices” of March 2023 featured , “It All Started . . . With an Idea,” the story of Dan West and the idea known as “Heifer Project.” His efforts assisted the survivors of war-torn-Europe with livestock, to revitalize the agricultural needs of Europe, following World War II.
With this edition of “Brethren Voices,” we welcome Barbara West, Dan’s granddaughter, to tell her story of serving as a “Hospice Nurse” for 27 years, with individuals who are experiencing a terminal illness.
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms, attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. It provides an alternative to therapies focused on life-prolonging measures that may be arduous, likely to cause more symptoms, or are not aligned with a person's goals.
Barbara West has served as a Hospice Nurse in California and Oregon and shares her experiences as well as some of the stories of those that she has served.
Brent Carlson hosts this, the 217th edition of “Brethren Voices.” This program serves as part 1, of a 2-part, mini-series with Barbara West, “Optimizing the Quality of Life for the Terminally ill”
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TAGS: Palliation, Terminally ill, Quality Care, Hospice Care, Team Care For The Terminally ill, Death Experiences,
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