The Transformative Stories and Lessons from Hospice Care with Meg Johnson Hall MS, RN, NEA-BC In episode 145 of 'Hospice Explained,' host Marie Betcher, RN, speaks with Meg Johnson Hall, a veteran nurse with over 40 years of experience and a specialized career in hospice and palliative care. Meg shares poignant stories from her journey, including her life-changing encounter with death at 16 and powerful experiences helping patients seeking quality end-of-life care. Meg emphasizes the importance of patient-centered choices in hospice and shares moving narratives illustrating this principle. The episode sheds light on the emotional and practical aspects of hospice care while advocating for open, heart-to-heart conversations about end-of-life wishes.   00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 00:29 Meet Your Host: Marie Betcher 00:49 Guest Introduction: Meg Johnson Hall 01:12 Meg's Early Experience with Death 02:34 Meg's Career Journey 03:56 Understanding Hospice Choices 05:51 The Importance of Conversations 06:58 Memorable Hospice Stories 12:15 Empowering Patients' Choices 21:51 Meg's Current Work and Future Plans 25:09 Conclusion and Call to Action Contact Meg Johnson Hall:  <a href= "https://firstqualityconsulting.com/">https://firstqualityconsulting.com/</a> Finding a Hospice Agency 1. You can use <a href="https://Medicare.gov">Medicare.gov</a> to help find a hospice agency, 2. choose Find provider 3. Choose Hospice 4. then add your zip code This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one.  Hospice Explained Affiliates & Contact Information Buying from these Affilite links will help support this Podcast.   In addition you can donate to help support Hospice Explained at the Buy me a Coffee link  <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Hospice">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Hospice</a> Kacie Gikonyo's Death Doula School <a href= "https://hospiceexplained--deathdoulaschool.thrivecart.com/death-doula-school/"> https://hospiceexplained--deathdoulaschool.thrivecart.com/death-doula-school/</a> Affilitate for the Caregiving Years Training Academy:  <a href= "https://www.careyearsacademy.com/ref/1096/">https://www.careyearsacademy.com/ref/1096/</a>  Affiliate for DNA is Love listeners also get a 5% discount!! <a href= "https://dnaislove.com/?coupon=hospiceexplained5">https://dnaislove.com/?coupon=hospiceexplained5 </a> The Death Deck and the E*O*L deck:  <a href= "https://thedeathdeck.goaffpro.com/">https://thedeathdeck.goaffpro.com/</a>  Marie's Contact <a href= "mailto:Marie@HospiceExplained.com">Marie@HospiceExplained.com</a> <a href= "https://www.HospiceExplained.com">www.HospiceExplained.com</a>

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