Jenny
Jenny Cross is Haida First Nation and lives in Skidegate, BC. She was a caregiver for her mother who died of Lymphoma.
When Mom came home to die
Jenny describes how family and community pulled together when her mom came home to die. (03:15)
Other content for:
First Nations - Care for the Patient and Family
- The social importance of food (00:33)
- When appetite stops (01:34)
- It's different when it's your own family (01:59)
- A place to start (01:42)
- Realizing the end is near (01:10)
- Advance care planning (00:56)
- Anxiety and shortness of breath (01:13)
- Planning to manage symptoms (00:40)
- What can palliative care do for me? (01:21)
- Preparing for side effects (01:00)
- When does palliative care start? (01:13)
- Humour helps (01:13)
- Explaining scary terms (02:34)
- Palliative team support for caregivers (01:59)
- A hospice where we live? (01:21)
- Caring for the whole family (01:42)
- Fear of pain medication (01:55)
- Accepting our roles (01:35)
- Acceptance means no struggle (01:15)
- A beautiful death (03:41)
- The presence of calm (01:14)
- Dying at home (01:40)
- Honouring sacred wishes (01:23)
- Talking about death (01:11)
- Making memories (01:45)
- Final days and final words (03:43)
- Looking after my grandmother (02:29)
- Caring for someone at home (01:23)
- My mother's wishes (02:14)
- You feel so good after (00:57)
- Ask, listen and respect (01:01)
- Traditional foods are medicine (02:06)
- Knowing what to expect (01:52)
- Spaces to gather (01:05)
- Balancing medical care and personal needs (01:11)
- Towards culturally safe care (01:02)
- Improving caring connections (00:59)
- A history of mistreatment (01:25)
- Our music brings comfort (01:00)
- Be a human being (01:42)
- What does my diagnosis mean? (02:20)
- The myths of palliative care (01:48)
- What is palliative care? (01:02)
- Mom wanted to die at home (01:20)
- When death at home is not best (01:13)
- Caring for our mother (01:09)
- Indigenous Voices: Caring for the Patient and Family ()
- Indigenous Voices: Walking Along Side for a Good Death ()
First Nations - Emotions and Support
- It's different when it's your own family (01:59)
- It's okay to ask (01:12)
- Palliative team support for caregivers (01:59)
- "Queen of the bad news" (01:16)
- Caring for the whole family (01:42)
- Accepting our roles (01:35)
- Acceptance means no struggle (01:15)
- Honouring sacred wishes (01:23)
- Final days and final words (03:43)
- Caring for someone at home (01:23)
- Returning to my culture (00:53)
- The comfort of spiritual beliefs (01:02)
- Gathering strength (00:43)
- Help for the spirit (02:02)
- You feel so good after (00:57)
- Ask, listen and respect (01:01)
- The comfort of ceremonies (01:31)
- Connecting through silence (01:57)
- Encouraging communication (02:09)
- The meaning of spirit (01:08)
- Improving caring connections (00:59)
- Healing circle (01:25)
- Our music brings comfort (01:00)
- Opening the door (01:37)
- Communicating in the old ways (01:43)
- Caring for our mother (01:09)
- Changes in personality (02:03)
- Family grief and healing (00:39)
- Indigenous Voices: Caring for the Patient and Family ()
- Indigenous Voices: Walking Along Side for a Good Death ()
- Indigenous Voices: Honouring Our Loss and Grief ()
- Silence in communication (1:12)