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Readers’ opinions
Readers’ opinions This section contains responses to COLUMBA issue 04|2016. The team of the children’s and youth hospice Balthasar in Olpe praises the magazine for well-prepared specialist contributio
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion2 minJanuary 2017 - Palliative Mundpflege1|17
The mouth — a highly sensitive area of care
The mouth — a highly sensitive area of care By Angelika Hecht Angelika Hecht explains hospice and palliative mouth care as a deeply intimate and important field of care. The mouth and nose contain far
Angelika Hecht5 minJanuary 2017 - Erfahrungsbericht1|17
So close to heaven
So close to heaven By Martina Hosse-Dolega Martina Hosse-Dolega writes about the events of 1993 and 1994, when her sons Nico, Robin and Joshua died shortly after birth. The article is a personal testi
Martina Hosse-Dolega5 minJanuary 2017 - Kolumne1|17
Being there before going away
Being there before going away By Juliane Uhl Juliane Uhl writes about her ageing grandparents and the moment when family members begin to stop sparing one another and allow help to become necessary. T
Juliane Uhl3 minJanuary 2017 - Buchübergabe1|17
Book presentation to Hermann Gröhe, Member of the Bundestag
Book presentation to Hermann Gröhe, Member of the Bundestag The article presents the children’s book Max, sein Opa und Columba by Dr. Jörg Cuno and Esther-Anna Feldbaum. When someone we love is dying,
Dr. Ludwig Schick1 minJanuary 2017 - Philosophie1|17
Anthropology and humanity at the centre
Anthropology and humanity at the centre Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Thomas Bohrer explores philosophical approaches in the Western tradition and their relevance for palliative medicine. Palliative care deals
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Thomas Bohrer7 minJanuary 2017 - Kolumne4|16
What remains of us?
What remains of us? In this column, Juliane Uhl walks through a cemetery looking for the grave of a man from her hometown and asks what will remain of her generation - a generation to whom the whole w
Juliane Uhl3 minOctober 2016 - Über die Würde des Menschen4|16
When does palliative medicine begin?
When does palliative medicine begin? Antje May writes from the experience of her daughter Mascha, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury as a pedestrian at age seventeen and fell into a so-called
Antje May5 minOctober 2016 - Vorwort4|16
Foreword
Foreword Dear readers, The year is slowly drawing to a close, and looking back, there has once again been a great deal of movement in the hospice and palliative care field. The laws passed at the end
Dr. Jörg Cuno1 minOctober 2016 - Thema4|16
On acceptance and hope
On acceptance and hope Yvonne Dauer in conversation with Professor Giovanni Maio, philosopher and physician. When loss, serious illness or even the difficulties of ageing touch life, joy, trust and ho
Yvonne Dauer11 minOctober 2016 - Analyse4|16
Overtreatment at the end of life - now the hospice movement is needed
Overtreatment at the end of life - now the hospice movement is needed Matthias Thöns tells the case of Klaus, an 86-year-old former conductor with heart rhythm problems, depression, severe strokes, de
Matthias Thöns9 minOctober 2016 - Palliativ-Portal4|16
Donation cheque presented to Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig
Donation cheque presented to Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig The Palliativ-Portal team reports being deeply moved by the work of Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig e. V. At the beginning of September, they
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion1 minOctober 2016 - Ethik4|16
Helping to kill or allowing dying?
Helping to kill or allowing dying? By Dr. Thomas Sitte Dr. Thomas Sitte begins with the death of Franz Kafka and the pain-relieving injection that likely hastened respiratory arrest. The example raise
Dr. Thomas Sitte10 minOctober 2016 - Begleitung4|16
Rituals in accompanying the seriously ill and dying
Rituals in accompanying the seriously ill and dying Dr. Martin Weiß describes dying and grief as experiences of uncertainty, insecurity and fragility that can push patients, relatives and bereaved peo
Dr. Martin Weiß9 minOctober 2016 - Leserbriefe4|16
Readers' opinions
Readers' opinions This section contains reader responses to COLUMBA and to articles from issue 03|2016. Mark Castens praises the magazine for addressing a difficult social topic in a versatile, close-
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion3 minOctober 2016
