A Vision of Caring

A Vision of Caring

Speaker

Sister Kathleen Osbelt, OSF

Founder, Francis House

About this Video

In this video, Sister Kathleen Osbelt shares her thoughts and perspectives on attending to the emotional and spiritual needs of those at the end-of-life.  She discusses holistic palliative care and how she responded to and coped with her own terminal illness.

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Chapters

Introduction : (0:00)
The Life of the Spirit : (8:05)
The Value of Meditation : (9:54)
Spirituality for the Family : (11:48)
Helping Families Understand : (16:04)
The Value of Silence : (18:00)
Dealing with Pain : (19:26)
Acceptance of a Terminal Diagnosis : (23:04)
Her Own Diagnosis : (25:26)
Spirituality as Strength : (28:55)
Asking God for Help : (30:03)
What to say to People with No Belief in God : (32:00)
Prayer and the Eucharist : (33:39)
Other Coping Strategies : (35:48)
During Medical Treatments : (36:48)
Final Thoughts : (38:38)

Key Concepts

  • Attending to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients
  • Her own cancer diagnosis and her personal observations on end-of-life medical treatment
  • The life of the spirit and examples of attending to the spiritual needs of patients
  • The value of meditation, prayer, and feeding the spirit
  • The spirit of family and reconciliation
  • Attending to pain and the mystery of suffering
  • Responding to a terminal diagnosis
  • Her own spiritual beliefs and her thoughts on how to discuss death with those with no belief in God

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