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Eileen Sesko commented on Irene Smith's blog post Cultivating Presence In The Touch Relationship
"As caregives we sometimes forget that doing something for or to a client is different that doing with the client, being side by side with them on the true level of trust and and being full present with them.  Letting go of our fears and inhibutions…"
Aug 22, 2011
Eileen Sesko left a comment on Alternative Therapies - Massage
"I am very fortunate to be a paid massage therapist, I have been working for a local hospice agency now for 3 years.  I have 25 clients that i see 2x monthly.  I am located in Saginaw MI.  and I travel any where from 10miles to 60miles to see our…"
Dec 14, 2010

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When Your Massage Client Has Dementia  https://medium.com/@everflowing"


Providing massage for dying persons presents multi level challenges to me as a practitioner. One of these special challenges is working with persons experiencing dementia. One of the blog posts that has been archived earlier is titled The Lost Pause. https://medium.com/@everflowing"…

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  • Hi Eileen,

    I am in Chicago and would very much like to hook up with a business that pays for hospice, elder or ill acupressure/massage.  I took the Comfort Touch classwork (Mary Rose, Colorado) and love it.  I have been volunteering in several capacities with hospice for 3 years, presently Bereavement.  If you know of any companies, organizations, etc. in Chicagoland area, please email back.

    Thanks for the heartfelt dedicated work.

    Warmly, Bonnie

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