Saturday, November 30, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Crossing the Creek, A Practical Guide to the Dying Process
http://www.slideshare.net/kevindayhoff/20000904-crossing-creek
I received “Crossing the Creek, A Practical Guide to the
Dying Process” on the last day, November 13, 2013, of Bereavement Skills
Training at Carroll Hospice.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/187206483/%E2%80%9CCrossing-the-Creek%E2%80%9D-is-written-by-Michael-Homes
I recently took a 15-hour class in Bereavement Skills Training at Carroll Hospice, http://www.carrollhospice.org/Bereavement-Skills-Training taught by Kathleen A. Bare, M.S. Bereavement Counselor, Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.
The topics included an introduction to Carroll Hospice and
the services and functions hospice can provide when family members, loved-ones,
friends and colleagues are “Crossing the Creek.”
The class touched-upon the medical aspects of the dying
experience and advice for caregivers. Class segments included ‘normal grief,’
natural grief responses, children and grief. Complicated grief, suicides,
communication skills, rituals, support groups and resources.
On the last day of class, a member of the class distributed
a photocopy of the publication, “Crossing the Creek, A Practical Guide to the
Dying Process,” which the author, Michael
Homes, RN, identifies as “A nurse’s perspective on the medical aspects of
the dying experience and advice for caregivers.” My copy of “Crossing the Creek” is branded with a ‘print date’ of
September 4, 2000.
According to http://crossingthecreek.com/,
the publication is no longer available. Furthermore, the publisher, Damone-Rose
Publishing is going out of business. A brief
search of the internet did
not locate a place where the book could be purchased. This information was
accessed on November 25, 2013.
That is a shame because it is a valuable and well accepted
plain-language and common sense approach to the dying experience and advice to
caregivers…
In his introduction to “Crossing the Creek,” Mr. Holmes
writes:
“This
guide is intended to provide dying people and their caregivers with a general description
of what they can expect to encounter. While understanding does not eliminate
the impact of experience, it can: certainly reduce some of the consternation
and allay that creeping sense of panic•.
“All
transitions have similar key elements. Also, every person experiences, a wide
variety of transitions during the course of his/her lifetime. In that sense,
there is nothing new in dying process. In fact, each of us develops our own,
personal style for dealing with transitions. We tend to stick with that style,
whatever it might be, when we face the transition we call death.
“If
you would like to know how you will handle your own death, look back upon your
life and observe how you have handled all your other transitions. Unless you
decide to change your approach, that is how you will die.
While
all transitions have similar key elements, this guide deals specifically with
the transition of dying. Every person does not experience every sign or symptom
described herein, or a person may experience a particular sign or symptom in
his/her own unique way. There is room for infinite variation in how any given
individual may experience the dying process. At the same time, certain general
themes are common to all.
“It
is well to remember that all transitions entail some disagreeable or
uncomfortable aspects. Dying process is no exception. No reasonable person
expects that life will contain no discomforts, yet some espouse the notion that
somehow, death will. This is not a reasonable expectation. The dying process
has its difficult aspects regardless of one's level of enlightenment.
“Modern
medicine has demonstrated a remarkable capacity for mitigating or even
eliminating many disagreeable aspects of physical death. At the same time,
modern medicine cannot relieve people of responsibility for their own lives. We
all prepare for our own death by the manner in which we live our lives. Skilled
clinicians can be a great help, but we each bear the ultimate burden of
responsibility for how we live and how we die…”
For more information on grief, bereavement, death and dying,
or coping with death at the holidays and the various programs offered by Carroll Hospice, contact: Kathleen
A. Bare, M.S. Bereavement Counselor, Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave.,
Westminster, MD 21157, 410-871-7231, KBare@carrollhospitalcenter.org;
or go to: http://www.carrollhospice.org/home.
Kevin Dayhoff is a chaplain with the Westminster Volunteer
Fire Department and the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge # 20.
In addition he currently serves on the executive board of
the Carroll Co. branch of the NAACP and the church council of Grace Lutheran
Church.
In the past, he has taken a number of classes in various
aspects of the chaplaincy, including non-violence training, emergency incident
command and response, Red Cross disaster response training, and a Federation of
Fire Chaplains’ class in the Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy…
Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net Explore Carroll: www.explorecarroll.com The Tentacle: www.thetentacle.com
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/
Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ (http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/) http://www.kevindayhoffart.com/ New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff
Scribd Kevin Dayhoff: http://www.scribd.com/kdayhoff
Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Gizmo's: http://www.gizmosart.com/dayhoff.html
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/ “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10Westminster and state officials cut the ribbon on downtown sidewalk retrofit project
Westminster and state officials cut the ribbon on downtown sidewalk retrofit project
Westminster city officials and representatives from four
Maryland state government departments gathered together Tuesday morning in
front of the Westminster Recreation and Parks Family Center on Longwell Avenue
to celebrate, and cut the ribbon, on an unprecedented groundbreaking $318,000 partnership
that resulted in the completion of 214 new or rebuilt ADA-compliant curb ramps in
the downtown area.
Westminster and state officials joined together Tuesday
morning to cut the ribbon on over 200 new disabilities-compliant sidewalk curb
cuts throughout downtown Westminster
By Kevin E. Dayhoff,
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Westminster city officials and representatives from four
Maryland state government departments gathered together Tuesday morning in
front of the Westminster Recreation and Parks Family Center on Longwell Avenue
to celebrate, and cut the ribbon, on an unprecedented groundbreaking $318,000 partnership
that resulted in the completion of 214 new or rebuilt ADA-compliant curb ramps in
the downtown area.
“What a wonderful project this is and with so many partners,
said Westminster mayor Kevin Utz in prepared remarks for the occasion, after he
was introduced by Mark Vernarelli, spokesperson for the Maryland Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services.
“With these partners 4 curb ramps were reconstructed, 64
curb ramps were modified and 164 new curb ramps were installed…” Because of
this partnership, “over 200 ADA Compliant curb ramps now exist in Downtown
Westminster,” explained Utz.
Utz read-off a long list of state secretaries and
dignitaries who traveled from state offices in Baltimore and Annapolis for the
occasion; including MD Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Secretary Gary Maynard, Deputy Secretary J. Michael Stouffer, Public Safety
Works Coordinator John Rowley, Director of Corrections Felicia Hinton, and
Facility Administrator Leonard Rice.
Also present were Department of Disabilities Secretary
Catherine Raggio, Deputy Secretary George Failla, Jr., and Access Maryland
Director Cari Watrous as well as MD Department of Housing & Community
Development: Assistant Secretary Carol Gilbert, Director of Community Programs
Cindy Stone, and Project Manager Dona Sorce.
Along with Tony Romano, a representative of Romano Concrete
Construction and Ronnie Townes, 21, an inmate who helped build the curbs; MD
Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Coordinator, Career and
Technology Programs Ken Weeden, Field Director of Correctional Education Jack
Cunning, and David Bordley were there to cut the ribbon and discuss the
unprecedented city, state and private partnership.
According to information provided by the department of
public safety, DPSCS, the project was “Grant-funded thanks to work by the
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development … The curb project is
the largest project of its kind ever done by inmates in the DPSCS Public Safety
Works community project initiative. The inmates learned concrete skills from
Romano Concrete, a longtime and valued partner with DPSCS.”
Westminster mayor Kevin Utz was joined by Westminster Common
Council president Dr. Robert Wack, council member Tony Chiavacci, city
administrator Marge Wolf, public works director Jeff Glass, police chief Jeff
Spaulding, , Community Programs Specialist Sandy Anderson, city engineer Mike
Matov, assistant street superintendent Wayne Reifsnider and recreation and
parks director Abby Gruber.
Planning for the project began in earnest after a similar,
but much smaller partnership was called to Glass’ attention in the summer of
2012. “We submitted the grant application on August 27,” said Anderson. “The
actual work on the sidewalks began last May.”
“I’m very pleased that what initially started as a
conversation with Secretary Maynard and Secretary Skinner has become a model
partnership between the City of Westminster and three state agencies –
Disabilities, Public Safety and Corrections, and Housing and Community
Development,” said MD Dept. of Disabilities Secretary Catherine Raggio. “As a
result of this partnership, we now have sidewalks that are safer and more
accessible for individuals with disabilities, seniors and others.”
“DPSCS worked with the MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing, and
Regulation to secure the partnership with Romano Concrete---with whom DPSCS
inmates previously worked on the Eastern Shore at Cambridge in a similar but
smaller project,” according to information provided by DPSCS. “This project is
the first to give inmates DLLR on-the-job certifications.”
“It’s been a great project… It’s made a big difference for
(getting around) downtown,” said Glass. Wolf and Utz agreed. “Everybody was a
winner,” said Wolf.
Maynard called the inmate restorative justice initiative,
“groundbreaking.” “This is our largest community curb project yet,” said the DPSCS
secretary. “Our inmates have built or rebuilt more than 200 curbs, getting
valuable skills training from Tony Romano and his concrete tradesmen, and
helping this nice town become more accessible in the process.
“We call projects like these Public Safety Works
‘restorative justice’ programs, because they allow inmates who want to pay
society back with a really meaningful way to do that.
“On any given day, we have more than 350 inmates out across
the state of Maryland doing meaningful projects. Right now, inmates are
rebuilding a skipjack on the Eastern Shore, gleaning fresh produce for the
Maryland Food Bank, planting millions of oyster spat, restoring battlefields,
cemeteries and playgrounds, and helping cities and non-profits with all kinds
of projects they couldn’t do otherwise.
“We are very serious about this particular kind of project
here in Westminster---where inmates get actual skills training from
professional tradespeople. We’re having inmates trained in hazardous materials
abatement and they’re taking down the old House of Correction prison in Jessup,
a deconstruction that’s saving taxpayers at least five million dollars compared
to the cost of demolition. It’s the only project of its kind in the country.
“These skills should serve the inmates well and give them a
leg up on jobs when they get out and go home. I would love to talk to you today
about how Public Safety Works might be able to help your agency or non-profit.
Maynard also elaborated upon how the partnership with the
city gave the prison inmates an opportunity to learn job skills. “We may be in
charge of keeping people locked up,” continued the secretary, “but what we really
want is to set people free; to free them from addictions and anger issues, give
them education and job skill training, and turn them into productive taxpaying
citizens. After all, almost all inmates will one day be getting out.”
“We are very serious about this particular kind of project
here in Westminster---where inmates get actual skills training from
professional tradespeople,” remarked Maynard.
“This project, however, is about so much more than curbs and
concrete,” said Utz in agreement. “With this project, the Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) provided training for the inmates. With this
project the state corrections department has provided construction experience
and positive community participation for the inmates. With this project the
inmates have received certification from the DLLR for on the job training. With
this project the inmates participated in a major community project.
“Maynard was all smiles as he thanked the city and invited
city officials to talk about more opportunities for partnerships. “Thank you
again for this wonderful collaborative effort, and thank you, Mayor Utz, for
allowing the Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services to perform this
important work in Westminster.”
Utz added, “At this time I’d like to personally thank the
inmates for their hard work. Their work was crucial to the success of this
project. Concrete lasts a long time. We hope that the experience gained from
this project will last even longer. Thank you.”
Westminster and state officials cut the ribbon on downtown sidewalk retrofit project by Kevin Earl Dayhoff
*****
Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net Explore Carroll: www.explorecarroll.com The Tentacle: www.thetentacle.com
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/
Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ (http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/) http://www.kevindayhoffart.com/ New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff
Scribd Kevin Dayhoff: http://www.scribd.com/kdayhoff
Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Gizmo's: http://www.gizmosart.com/dayhoff.html
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/ “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10Jackie Kline, Hit by Car While Helping at Traffic Stop, Inspires Many
Jackie Kline, Hit by Car While Helping at Traffic Stop,
Inspires Many
Many folks have asked where they may find the articles – and
pictures on Maryland State Trooper Jackie Kline’ articles and fundraisers:
Labels: Dayhoff
Media Westminster Patch, Dayhoff
running, MD
State Police, People
Kline Jackie MSP, Sports
Running
- See more at: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2013/11/runners-raise-funds-to-assist-msp.html#sthash.VNKq5XS9.dpuf
Eldersburg Patch: State Trooper Jackie Kline, Hit by Car While
Helping at Traffic Stop, Inspires Many, Do you know the rest of the story on
Kline's recovery? Check out our blogger spotlight.
http://eldersburg.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/state-trooper-jackie-kline-hit-by-car-while-helping-at-traffic-stop-inspires-many?yPos=100
Posted by Susan Jenkins (Editor) November 15, 2013
Runner raise funds to assist Maryland State Trooper Jackie
Kline
Over 800 runners converged in Sykesville Sunday morning to
aid injured Maryland State Trooper Jackie Kline http://westminster.patch.com/groups/kevin-e-dayhoffs-blog/p/runners-raise-funds-to-assist-msp-trooper-jackie-kline-at-5k-race
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, Sunday, November 10, 2013
++++++++++++++++++++
On November 15, 2013, Eldersburg Patch editor Susan Jenkins
wrote, “A Maryland State Trooper who was injured in October during a traffic
stop has inspired many to take action in the form of a recent 5K benefit and a
stepped-up effort by police to increase awareness about the Move Over law.
“Trooper Jacqueline "Jackie" Kline was hit
in Anne Arundel County on Oct. 6 as she assisted another trooper on a
traffic stop on Route 100 in Pasadena.
“To raise money to help Kline with expenses related to her
recovery, about 800 runners participated in the 5K
for JK on Nov. 10 in Sykesville. In his blog
post on Patch, Kevin E. Dayhoff included photos and wrote about
participating in the event. Click
here to see the blog and more photos from the 5K for JK...”
*****
Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net Explore Carroll: www.explorecarroll.com The Tentacle: www.thetentacle.com
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/
Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ (http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/) http://www.kevindayhoffart.com/ New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff
Scribd Kevin Dayhoff: http://www.scribd.com/kdayhoff
Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Gizmo's: http://www.gizmosart.com/dayhoff.html
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/ “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
