Symptom Management Videos
WELCOME!
We've made eight short videos to demonstrate ways to manage symptoms while your loved one receives hospice care. Each one shows a different episode of a telenovela. Telenovelas share information through stories—often in a very dramatic way. While these videos depict a patient with dementia and organ failure, the issues addressed are representative of patients and families going through any serious illness.
Paddling Upstream: A caregiver story
Our telenovela focuses on two caregivers, Mr. Williams, the husband of the patient with dementia, Talitha Williams, with the help of granddaughter of patient, Rose, as they receive hospice services and learn about managing breathlessness, loss of appetite and agitation.
Episode 1: Help Begins
Episode 2: Morphine Hesitancy
Episode 3: Crushing Ribs and Shoes
Episode 4: Not Eating a Whole Lot
Caring While Avoiding Burnout in the Final Days Videos
This telenovela is about two male caregivers struggling to care for the patient with organ failure and how hospice helps them learn about managing breathlessness, nausea, loss of appetite and agitation.
Episode 1: Managing a Respiratory Crisis
Episode 2: Caregiver Burden with an Event of Nausea
Episode 3: Cruel Reality: Not Eating
Episode 4: Behavioral Disturbances
Contact Us
If you want a consult with Dr. Cruz on how to use these videos at your agency or institution, please email [email protected].