{"id":3299,"date":"2020-07-17T10:17:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T10:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aanwebsolutions.com\/ENFOLD\/?page_id=3299"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:36:30","slug":"end-of-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/end-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"End-of-Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div   data-size='featured'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='3546'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow_full'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='415px'  data-src=''  data-position='top left'  data-repeat='no-repeat'  data-attach='scroll'  data-stretch=''  data-default-height='28.666666666667'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class = \"caption_fullwidth av-slideshow-caption caption_bottom\"><div class = \"container caption_container\"><div class = \"slideshow_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2  class='avia-caption-title  '  itemprop=\"name\" >END OF LIFE<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img src='https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-path-1031114-1-1500x430.jpg' width='1500' height='430' title='1-path-1031114-1' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  style='min-height:415px; min-width:1448px; ' \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3299'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='padding:0px 0px 0px 0px ; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock lastptag-imgtextsamegap invalid-custom-class-found '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Turning to face the end of one\u2019s life, whether this is imminent or a focus of one\u2019s contemplation, raises several challenges. These challenges involve a complex mix of one\u2019s thoughts and emotions, relationships with others, spiritual philosophy or religious beliefs, physiological well-being and challenges, situation and practical considerations. It is the beginning of a journey; a journey that is as much a part of life as one\u2019s birth, and a journey that is as natural as the cycles of the seasons. Reflecting on the dying process, however, can highlight personal fears and anxieties, some of which may involve uncertainty around what might happen as one nears the end of life. As human beings, our sense of self, and our ability to reflect on our own mortality and circumstances in this way, can make this challenging.<\/p>\n<p>When coping with a life-impacting and life-limiting condition, one&#8217;s comfort level is fundamentally influenced by access to medical and mental health care. This includes access to palliative care and hospice care when appropriate. For those who choose to remain at home, knowing that comfort care is available to them, such as assistance in the alleviation of any physical pain or psychological distress, is important. The knowledge that, if needed, medical advances can ensure the management of pain and suffering when one is nearing the end of life is very reassuring, but there is more to this uniquely personal and complex journey.<\/p>\n<p>For example, those nearing the end of life may express concerns such as a sense of not having said all that needs to be said to a loved one, the need to forgive oneself and others, an unfulfilled ambition or a personal regret. These concerns, together with any personal fears, regrets and uncertainties that the person may feel, exist within a context of physical change; physical change that demands the navigation of the unfamiliar whilst facing an ongoing sense of inevitability. They also exist within the context of personal beliefs surrounding one\u2019s ability to cope. The process of dying, which we will all face one day, can best be nourished through self-preparation, self-exploration, through a personal understanding of death and an acceptance of one\u2019s mortality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  end-of-life-secondimage-colorsection  av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom  container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.jpg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top left;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='container' style='height:415px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3299'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock end_of_life_first_pic av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:30px; color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>The concept of a &#8216;good death&#8217; includes dying with dignity, awareness, preparedness, peacefulness, adjustment and acceptance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3299'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='padding:0px 0px 0px 0px ; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock lastptag-imgtextsamegap invalid-custom-class-found '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Through her work, Elaine has witnessed the uniqueness of each person in this process, and their emotional experiences differ not only with regard to what they experience but also in the intensity, duration, regularity and timing of these emotions. Some of these feelings may occur simultaneously. As with one\u2019s personal journey through life, the end-of-life journey is unique.<\/p>\n<p>One\u2019s end-of-life journey is a deeply personal process that is influenced by emotional, physical, social and spiritual forces. It involves shifts, changes, key personal experiences and decisive moments. It also offers opportunities to enjoy a quality and fullness of living within the limitations faced. In the midst of this journey&#8217;s challenges lies the opportunity for personal growth, breakthroughs, positive and purposeful behaviour, and transformation. The end-of-life journey is a time during which precious opportunities may be seized and savoured, a positive sense of the &#8216;completion of life&#8217; can be experienced, and a receptivity to profound moments is possible. The dying person may embark on a search for meaning, and for insights into life&#8217;s purpose, as they move towards a personal level of readiness for the end of life. Although it is a journey that may require one to face fear or uncertainty, through love, acceptance, growth and hope one can ease the experience of these emotions and transform one&#8217;s relationship with the dying process and with death itself. It is a time when one may choose to explore one\u2019s perception of death and one&#8217;s understanding of it. Some focus on a particular spiritual philosophy or religion, others anchor their exploration in their inner guidance and experience, and some reach out for support as they turn to face the end of life.<\/p>\n<p>Within the context of inevitability, the end-of-life journey can also be a process of choice. Dying is not death, it is the life before it, and how one chooses to live it is a personal decision. Dying involves choices. Choosing to live life fully, and with courage, in the context of one\u2019s physiological condition and limitations; choosing to bring love, meaning, richness and value into this time of one&#8217;s life, moment by moment; choosing serenity through completion; and choosing to explore one&#8217;s understanding of, and relationship with, death are all significant choices that, for many, will be there to be made.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  endoflife-secondcolrimage  av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom  container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3.jpg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top left;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='container' style='height:415px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3299'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  endoflife-bottom-colorimagetext \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock end_of_life_second_pic av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:30px; color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>It is about living well now, in this moment, and ultimately, dying gently<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3299'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='padding:0px 0px 0px 0px ; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock lastptag-imgtextsamegap invalid-custom-class-found '   itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p><em>Elaine counselled my mom in the last year of her life. She helped to prepare her for letting go, and was the only comfort my mom found in dealing with her fear of the difficult process involved when dying of Motor Neurone Disease. In very dark times, Elaine was a shining light providing insight and perspective, drawing from her vast experience in assisting others to accept and cope with a terminal illness\u2026Her kindness and professionalism throughout this very painful journey helped us as a family to remain close and surround my mom with love until the end. Elaine gave my mom the wings when she needed to fly (Kirsty).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3299","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3299"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6607,"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3299\/revisions\/6607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainefinkelstein.com\/staging\/5569\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}