I’m a hospice nurse. Here’s what people get wrong about dying — and the 3 biggest mistakes we make when people are grieving

Kath Murray gets the same reaction whenever she tells people what she does for a living: There’s an awkward silence, a sympathetic head tilt and the inevitable response of “that must be so hard.” “There’s never been a job where I’ve had so much laughter,” says Murray, a hospice nurse and palliative care educator based…

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Disabled children facing ‘national crisis’ as thousands wait months for wheelchairs

Thousands of children are facing long waits for vital wheelchairs as NHS rejections rise, and the UK’s only charity has been forced to stop taking new patients due to a surge in demand. Whizz Kids, the UK’s leading charity for specialist wheelchair services, has warned patients are facing a “national crisis” after unprecedented pressure on…

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Pea-sized hail foreseen with thunderstorms to hit Delta Thursday — gusts to hit 30 mph – The Mercury News

Carquinez Strait and Delta, Southern Sacramento Valley, Northern San Joaquin Valley and Motherlode are under a weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 12:27 a.m. The alert is in effect until 1:15 a.m. The storms are anticipated to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to…

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