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Hospices: Compassion, Care, and the Art of Dying Well
In this week’s Impact! we give attention to an invaluable service that’s close to both our hearts, and with which we have very recent and ongoing support from–the worldwide hospice movement. We explore their surprisingly recent history, purpose, and the global reach of palliative care, explaining how hospices began, the services they provide and how they are funded. As always, we see where our prayers and intentions may be most needed as we honour those who give their time to hospice support, and consider some of the challenges they face, including how they operate and are funded in different countries.
Intentions and prayers start at 34 minutes 21 seconds.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we reflect on the invaluable service and special challenges faced by many hospices worldwide, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We give thanks for the vision and commitment of the founders, continuing flag bearers and all workers and supporters of the worldwide hospice movement. We ask that they continue to be inspired, guided, and sustained in providing their vital service.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:40 Origins of Hospice
00:08:18 Defining Palliative Care
00:10:22 Global Hospice Access
00:10:42 Hospice Services Explained
00:15:02 Children’s Hospice Care
00:18:02 Faith and Hospice Roots
00:23:20 Hospice Systems and Funding
00:31:09 Hospice Challenges Today
00:34:21 Intentions and Prayers
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://www.hospice-ign.org.uk/hospice-income-generation-network/history-of-the-hospice-movement
https://ehospice.com/africa_posts/a-short-history-of-hospice/
https://www.iccp-portal.org/sites/default/files/resources/Global_Atlas_of_Palliative_Care.pdf
https://doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0354-73100201029M
https://www.paho.org/en/node/75063
https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-023-01235-z
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2214109X18301505
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospice
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2025-0009/
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2023-0045/
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/hospice-care
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/75-million-boost-for-hospices-to-transform-end-of-life-care
https://tillerycompassionatecare.org/news/how-to-pay-for-hospice-care/
https://www.worldrtd.org/hospicehistory.html
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6179468/
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdf
https://ourworldindata.org/pandemics
Join us in person for intention holding:
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.
Our websites:
www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website.
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.
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