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Canon Hospice Akula Foundation Covid 19 Coronavirus Dr Shiva Akula

12/18/2021

12/17/2021

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I was thinking about an unsung hero in the hospice care team— the Certified Nurse’s Aide, the CNA. Of all the staff the CNA becomes, in so many situations, the closest person to the patient and family.

The CNA comes into the house or nursing facility and generally spends the longest time with the patient. Often the patient shares more with the CNA than with their own family members. We are so open and vulnerable when someone is giving us a bath, changing our bed, truly in our personal space. During that personal time the barriers seem to go down.

In the months before death we can talk and share who we are, our most private and personal thoughts, thoughts we may not share with anyone. The routine, the familiarity, the soothing comfort of a bath brings healing to the spirit. Being naked with someone, that vulnerability, tends to create a bond, a trust.

As death approaches and we actively withdraw, sleeping more and talking less, the comfort of our CNA “friend” is reassuring and actually pleasant as we distance ourselves from this world.

12/16/2021

Dr. Shiva Akula explains COVID Medicine (Pfizer) - Nurse Carla Brown inoculates over 5000 +

12/14/2021

Our office is currently hiring for a Certified Nursing Assistant, (CNA). Please send resumes to dboudreaux@canonhospice.org

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12/14/2021