Demystifying the End: Hospice care impact on the Black community

Demystifying the End: Hospice care impact on the Black community

When people hear “hospice,” they often think it’s the end of hope, of options, of life itself. But for the caregivers and advocates, it’s really the beginning of something else. That is peace, dignity and the chance to say goodbye on your terms.Yet, despite its critical role in the healthcare continuum, hospice care remains underused and misunderstood, especially in Black communities.Monica James has seen firsthand the confusion and emotional st…

Frustrated by the apparent lack of discussion in the current political debates on the black business and black community sector, the founder and president of the Manitoba Black Chamber of Commerce (MNCC), Zita Somakoko, is sounding the alarm. While the issue of tariffs and international relations with the United States is taking a lot of place in the election campaign these days, there are other crucial issues for some minority communities. Free…

Demystifying the End: Hospice Care Impact on the Black Community

By Laura Onyeneho When people hear “hospice,” they often think it’s the end of hope, of options, of life itself.  But for the caregivers and advocates, it’s really the beginning of something else. That is peace, dignity and the chance to say goodbye on your terms. Yet, despite its critical role in the healthcare continuum, hospice care remains underused and misunderstood, especially in Black communities. Monica James has seen firsthand the confu…

Patient Comprehension via Explanatory Communication—Reply

In Reply In their Letter about our recent article, Dr Back and colleagues highlight a particular sentence in the Table: “Palliative care is not hospice care and it is not giving up,” and indicate that this phrasing may be problematic due to its use of negation. The sentence is an example of an elucidating explanation, a technique that we discussed in the article as a way to clarify a concept by explaining both what it is (affirmation) and what i…