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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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He looked very ill. An end-of-life doula is a non-medical support person that provides a longitudinal relationship with aspects of medical, I mean, aspects of companionship, presence, holding space, some logistics, some practical help, decision making perhaps. My wife is also a physician and she said he’s dying.

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

PEMBlog

They excluded children with complex chronic illnesses like sickle cell disease, congenital heart disease, immunodeficiency, trach vent, et cetera, and they also excluded kids with an ill appearance or hemodynamic instability during that encounter. And if they’re ill appearing about a one in 25 or 4% chance of meningitis.