3 Wishes Program

@3wishesprogram.bsky.social

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End-of-life program in which HCWs elicit and implement small final wishes for dying patients and their families. Originated in Canada, now at UCLA, Beth Israel, Niagara Health, UW, University of Utah, and many others. #Humanism #Compassion #Kindness

A table is set up in an ICU room with a sign that says "Father of the Groom"
volleyball with the handprint of a dying patient, made for the family
An end-of-life patient smiling in his hospital bed with a plate of his favorite foods in front of him. He died a few weeks later. Shared with permission.
An end-of-life patient is having a sip out of a small bottle of prosecco before she transitions to comfort care. Shared with permission.
a family gathers around a dying loved one in a hospital bed, outside, in the sun. shared with permission.
small glass vials with locks of hair
an acrylic painting of pink flowers held against the ocean that was gifted to a bereaved family. The center of the flowers are the deceased patient's fingerprints.
shared with consent. video of mickey and minnie dancing to rihanna's music in patient's ICU room.
a volunteer harpist playing music at the bedside of dying patient.
The moon and stars were projected in the hospital room of a dying patient who loved camping.
This is a chuppa created for a Jewish wedding for one of our @3wishesprogram.bsky.social patients. It was created using toule, 4 IV poles, and lots of sheets!
A mariachi band performs to an end-of-life patient who is seated in a wheelchair, outdoors, socially distance