180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN
Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews returning guest Jamie Haberman RN, a hospice nurse with nearly 20 years of end-of-life experience and founder of Hospice Buddy. Jamie describes her hospice background and explains Hospice Buddy as a caregiver support platform offering free resources, a Facebook support group, and paid one-on-one support calls. She outlines her publications: six caregiver logbooks designed for the six-month hospice timeframe to track medications, symptoms, vitals, and notes, plus simple activities like reflections, puzzles, and coloring; a five-minute caregiver grounding journal focused on gratitude, breathing, and letting go; and a Christian faith-based symptom management guide covering common hospice issues (pain, shortness of breath, Anxiety, congestion, falls, DNR) with practical, nonclinical tips. They discuss why information is hard to absorb during crises, the need for overnight support, and how some patients seem to time their death when Family briefly steps away.
00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer
00:29 Meet Host Marie
00:55 Introducing Jamie Haberman
01:50 Jamie Hospice Background
02:36 Hospice Buddy and Books
04:25 Five Minute Grounding
06:45 Faith Based Support
08:51 Symptom Management Guide
10:16 Formats Pricing and Calls
13:57 Why Extra Support Matters
16:17 Night Shift and Passing Timing
20:25 Caregiver Logbooks Activities
24:17 Where to Find Jamie
25:25 Final Encouragement and Wrap
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