Beginning with the End :90 sec Trailer
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CAREGIVERS STORE
Those who companion suffering daily, such as hospice nurses and volunteers, will surely appreciate this beautiful work. With 62 original art collages by Rashani Réa, five beautiful chapters by Kathy Douglas, and a foreword by Jean Watson, this exquisite book is a peaceful refuge for contemplation, inquiry, reflection and inspiration for those who traverse the joys and sorrows of nursing.
Kathy Douglas, RN, MPH-HA is a nationally recognized nurse leader, filmmaker and entrepreneur.
Rashani Réa is a prolific artist and musician, a creatrice of sanctuaries and a respected spiritual mentor.
“This is a beloved book and beyond a book. It is an evocative, poetic, ecstatic, and inspirited sacred, experiential calling. A calling to you--YES, YOU.”
— Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, Living Legend (AAN)
“Those who companion suffering daily need to turn inward to metabolize what they have witnessed. This exquisite book, filled with beautiful images and poetic wise words, is the inspiration and support needed to grow a wise heart.”
— Frank Ostaseski, founder and director of the Metta Institute and author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
“In this unique time of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book should be considered a tribute to the tremendous courage being displayed by nurses around the world. There is much wisdom conveyed throughout by those who have been there serving others with such grace.”
— Greg Schneider President, HVA, co-author of The Changing Face of Hospice Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care
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I saw the preview of the film in December here in Rochester. Our Comfort Care Home was one of those featured in the film. We have the Harley Students here every year. They are a great bunch of kids and the film is wonderfully made!
The film premiered on March 15, 2014. Here is more info:
http://m.bspfilms.org/films-beginning-with-the-end.php
Where can I view this entire documentary?
Thanks
Thanks for sharing this video, Greg. I congratulate the Harley staff for offering the hospice class and commend students for taking it. Remember: “To the world you may be one person. But, to one person, you may be the world.” Anonymous
I started volunteering in high school myself through a service club I joined. When I eat applesauce, sometimes I still think about a lady I fed at a nursing home I visited regularly.
While I was a public school teacher and later a principal, I started school-nursing home partnerships with my elementary and middle school students at several schools. We used service-learning, a teaching and learning method that connects classroom learning with meeting community needs. Lots of planning, discussion, and reflection activities prepared students before and after their visits. Pre and post surveys recorded growth students made in changing their negative perceptions about older adult stereotypes. Research shows that many children as young as three have already started believing negative stereotypes about illness and aging.
It was a joy watching the old and young interact in caring and meaningful ways benefitting everyone. Real service is always win-win. You can read a student reflection poem here:
http://hospiceandnursinghomes.blogspot.com/2011/12/service-learning...
Happy endings,
Frances Shani Parker