Caregiving with BJ Miller: Additional Questions
We had a lot of wonderful questions about how to care for patients, but also how patients can care for themselves. In this video BJ Miller addresses additional questions and comments that we weren't able to address during the scheduled time. Thanks for watching!
Show Notes:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 How palliative care can help caregivers dealing with multiple patients
5:03 Being vigilant as a caregiver, and how to decouple from vigilance
8:00 What does hospice do for patients and families? What doesn’t hospice do?
10:49 What types of questions do you typically hear from caregivers?
14:00 What is self care for caregivers and why is it important?
16:47 Helpful suggestions to bear witness for a patient
19:10 How can caregivers separate themselves from the “successes” or “failures” of the patient they are caring for?
22:19 What other terms can you use besides caregiver?
24:42 How can children interact with a dying parent even when the situation may be scary for them?
28:52 What cultures do caregiving well?
30:53 Witnessing as listening
31:30 What type of PTSD do caregivers experience?
33:56 Changing, or staying the same, over time and through illness and caregiving
36:16 Is the caregiver as important as the patient?
37:40 The difficulty of caring for someone who may be ungracious or difficult to be around
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