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Dame Cicely Mary Strode Saunders (22 June 1918 – 14 July 2005) was an English nurse, social worker, physician and writer. She is noted for her work in terminal care research and her role in the birth of the hospice movement, emphasising the importance of palliative care in modern medicine, and opposing the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.
Hospice. A Hospice House in Missouri. Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering.
In her first book, Julie McFadden, known as "Hospice Nurse Julie," advocates for reimagining death with honest discussions and hospice care for a better life.
4 lip 2023 · Dame Cicely Saunders, who went to school in Brighton, pioneered the modern hospice movement. On what would have been her 105th birthday, Sussex Life…
One of the most influential female figures of the 20th century, Dame Cicely Saunders transformed the way society viewed care for the dying. She was the founder of the modern hospice movement, and her legacy continues to affect how many of us will be cared for as we approach the end of our lives.
21 cze 2018 · Cicely Saunders founded St Christopher’s Hospice in London in 1967 as a centre for teaching, research, and care. Its influence quickly spread around the world. Cicely Saunders — A Life and Legacy shows how she played a crucial role in shaping a new discourse of care at the end of life.
21 lis 2008 · After her spell at St Christopher’s, Wald returned to the US and founded the first modern American hospice, the Connecticut Hospice, in 1974. She first visited the terminally ill in hospitals...
