I gave a talk on the #3WishesProgram to a group from Boston Medical Center @3wishesprogram.bsky.social several years ago. I just ran into someone who I know from medschool days & now works at BMC--she tells me there is a #3WishesProgram there now! How cool is that? Love to see #kindness spreading.
December 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I gave a talk on the #3WishesProgram to a group from Boston Medical Center @3wishesprogram.bsky.social several years ago. I just ran into someone who I know from medschool days & now works at BMC--she tells me there is a #3WishesProgram there now! How cool is that? Love to see #kindness spreading.
We recently got a new volunteer artist to join our #3WishesProgram to create fingerprint paintings for bereaved families. This is her inaugural painting. Isn't it beautiful? #medsky
November 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We recently got a new volunteer artist to join our #3WishesProgram to create fingerprint paintings for bereaved families. This is her inaugural painting. Isn't it beautiful? #medsky
I'm so happy to hear that we've made it possible for an #end-of-life patient to see his dog and have an In N Out burger after a >2 month hospital stay.
#3WishesProgram make final wishes come true for hospitalized patients.
#3WishesProgram make final wishes come true for hospitalized patients.
November 11, 2024 at 9:06 PM
I'm so happy to hear that we've made it possible for an #end-of-life patient to see his dog and have an In N Out burger after a >2 month hospital stay.
#3WishesProgram make final wishes come true for hospitalized patients.
#3WishesProgram make final wishes come true for hospitalized patients.
A young wife clutches her husband's hand as he slips away from her. This picture of the hand mold that the #ICU nurses made a few days ago for a grieving wife is stunningly beautiful--their rings are delineated & the background is full of hope. People die, but love lives on. #3WishesProgram
November 9, 2024 at 11:32 PM
A young wife clutches her husband's hand as he slips away from her. This picture of the hand mold that the #ICU nurses made a few days ago for a grieving wife is stunningly beautiful--their rings are delineated & the background is full of hope. People die, but love lives on. #3WishesProgram
Woo-hoo, @3wishesprogram.bsky.social now has 100 followers! #3wishesprogram #kindness #EOLcare #compassion #hapc #palliativecare #ICU #medsky #memoriesmatter
November 16, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Woo-hoo, @3wishesprogram.bsky.social now has 100 followers! #3wishesprogram #kindness #EOLcare #compassion #hapc #palliativecare #ICU #medsky #memoriesmatter
I was on #Twitter for 5y. I admit, it was a good run. Met a lot of good people, able to spread the #3WishesProgram. But it's time to not hang onto a past that's no longer there. Went back this weekend to encourage folks to come here (I think it worked) & glad to have a new #bluesky family! #medsky
November 11, 2024 at 3:04 PM
I was on #Twitter for 5y. I admit, it was a good run. Met a lot of good people, able to spread the #3WishesProgram. But it's time to not hang onto a past that's no longer there. Went back this weekend to encourage folks to come here (I think it worked) & glad to have a new #bluesky family! #medsky
A patient on inpatient hospice lamented that she missed her life of going to plays and musicals. After some phonecalls, the #3WishesProgram was able to arrange for a live musical performance in her room by students at an acting school.
November 24, 2024 at 11:02 PM
A patient on inpatient hospice lamented that she missed her life of going to plays and musicals. After some phonecalls, the #3WishesProgram was able to arrange for a live musical performance in her room by students at an acting school.
When given a piece of paper to write down thoughts about their dying loved one, the family had so much to say. Our research assistant thoughtfully put it all in a bouquet for them to cherish. #3WishesProgram #medsky
November 15, 2024 at 8:41 PM
When given a piece of paper to write down thoughts about their dying loved one, the family had so much to say. Our research assistant thoughtfully put it all in a bouquet for them to cherish. #3WishesProgram #medsky
The patient's husband called me a few days later to thank me & tell me his kids (9 & 6yr old) now want to be either a doctor/nurse when they grow up. We are not often able to say that families of a patient who died in the #ICU walk away with good memories, so this felt really nice. #3wishesprogram
The dying patient's son was turning 9 in a few days & had expressed that he was hoping to have his mother present at his party. Unfortunately, that wasn't going to happen. Instead, with his parents' permission, we had a small early birthday party for him in her room. Final #memories are precious.
December 15, 2024 at 10:50 PM
The patient's husband called me a few days later to thank me & tell me his kids (9 & 6yr old) now want to be either a doctor/nurse when they grow up. We are not often able to say that families of a patient who died in the #ICU walk away with good memories, so this felt really nice. #3wishesprogram
Illness doesn't care about our schedules. Here, we made it possible for a patient who was approaching the #EOL be part of his son's wedding. #3WishesProgram
December 13, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Illness doesn't care about our schedules. Here, we made it possible for a patient who was approaching the #EOL be part of his son's wedding. #3WishesProgram
Coffee ice cream was a favorite of our dying patient. The cafeteria didn't have any, but my resident instead bought cold coffee, a chocolate-covered Haagen Dazs bar, & made it! We ended sending a volunteer to go buy it, but definitely A+ for effort. #Kindness speaks volumes. #3WishesProgram
November 8, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Coffee ice cream was a favorite of our dying patient. The cafeteria didn't have any, but my resident instead bought cold coffee, a chocolate-covered Haagen Dazs bar, & made it! We ended sending a volunteer to go buy it, but definitely A+ for effort. #Kindness speaks volumes. #3WishesProgram
The patient was young and always had his favorite stuff animal, "Marshmallow" with him. After he died, our #3wishesprogram volunteer created this painting for this family (the painting integrated his fingerprints). #hpc #EOLcare
December 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM
The patient was young and always had his favorite stuff animal, "Marshmallow" with him. After he died, our #3wishesprogram volunteer created this painting for this family (the painting integrated his fingerprints). #hpc #EOLcare
Just got back from LA General Medical Center and learned that they are incorporating whether the patient is "eligible for the #3WishesProgram" during #nursing presentations of the A-F Bundle during #ICU rounds. How cool is that? #Humanism in the #ICU is so important.
November 13, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Just got back from LA General Medical Center and learned that they are incorporating whether the patient is "eligible for the #3WishesProgram" during #nursing presentations of the A-F Bundle during #ICU rounds. How cool is that? #Humanism in the #ICU is so important.
In these times, we need examples of compassion, kindness, and love more than ever. No effort embraces those qualities more than #3WishesProgram founded by Dr. Neville. Follow @3wishesprogram.bsky.social and enrich your soul and your life.
I told myself I'd create a #3WishesProgram account this weekend if my own account can get over 5000 followers and it looks like that has happened. I will be fleshing out @3wishesprogram.bsky.social over the next few days with prior stories, but please give it a follow! #medsky
November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
In these times, we need examples of compassion, kindness, and love more than ever. No effort embraces those qualities more than #3WishesProgram founded by Dr. Neville. Follow @3wishesprogram.bsky.social and enrich your soul and your life.
AWESOME!! 🇮🇪🍀💚 What great and loving care. I love the @3wishesprogram.
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
AWESOME!! 🇮🇪🍀💚 What great and loving care. I love the @3wishesprogram.
I told myself I'd create a #3WishesProgram account this weekend if my own account can get over 5000 followers and it looks like that has happened. I will be fleshing out @3wishesprogram.bsky.social over the next few days with prior stories, but please give it a follow! #medsky
November 16, 2024 at 3:04 PM
I told myself I'd create a #3WishesProgram account this weekend if my own account can get over 5000 followers and it looks like that has happened. I will be fleshing out @3wishesprogram.bsky.social over the next few days with prior stories, but please give it a follow! #medsky
We are mailing FOURTEEN teddy bears to family members of #3WishesProgram patients today. Each plush contains the recording of a deceased patient's heartbeat that was recorded by a #nurse, looped & edited by our music therapist, & transferred to a soundbox by our project manager.
November 14, 2024 at 12:18 AM
We are mailing FOURTEEN teddy bears to family members of #3WishesProgram patients today. Each plush contains the recording of a deceased patient's heartbeat that was recorded by a #nurse, looped & edited by our music therapist, & transferred to a soundbox by our project manager.
An #ICU #nurse was heartbroken that two young children were losing their beloved mother. She personalized these blankets with their mother's handprint to symbolize that their mother will always be hold them close, no matter where she'll be. #kindness #3wishesprogram
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
An #ICU #nurse was heartbroken that two young children were losing their beloved mother. She personalized these blankets with their mother's handprint to symbolize that their mother will always be hold them close, no matter where she'll be. #kindness #3wishesprogram
I meet with my #research coordinator & #3WishesProgram manager every Wednesday. Today, I apologized for how grumpy I was when we met last week.
It's so crazy that's it's only been one week.
It's so crazy that's it's only been one week.
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November 13, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I meet with my #research coordinator & #3WishesProgram manager every Wednesday. Today, I apologized for how grumpy I was when we met last week.
It's so crazy that's it's only been one week.
It's so crazy that's it's only been one week.
The patient was a volleyball coach when his granddaughter was growing up. Now a volleyball player herself, she wanted a volleyball with her dying grandfather's handprint on it to serve at her next game--it will be also "his" final serve. #legacy #3wishesprogram
December 7, 2024 at 9:09 PM
The patient was a volleyball coach when his granddaughter was growing up. Now a volleyball player herself, she wanted a volleyball with her dying grandfather's handprint on it to serve at her next game--it will be also "his" final serve. #legacy #3wishesprogram
He knew his time was near & when told about the #3WishesProgram, he requested what he called a "reverse funeral"--an occasion for his friends & family to gather, for him to hear their speeches about him, & eat his favorite foods. How did the event go? I think his smile says it all (shared w/ perm.)
December 2, 2024 at 1:11 AM
He knew his time was near & when told about the #3WishesProgram, he requested what he called a "reverse funeral"--an occasion for his friends & family to gather, for him to hear their speeches about him, & eat his favorite foods. How did the event go? I think his smile says it all (shared w/ perm.)
At this week's #D&Iconference, I met someone who told me the #3wishesprogram didn't last beyond a pilot at her hospital bc they felt there wasn't enough efficacy data. At a diff conference last year, I was asked why I was doing this research, bc isn't it obvious that acts of kindness are kind?
Sigh.
Sigh.
December 11, 2024 at 3:46 PM
At this week's #D&Iconference, I met someone who told me the #3wishesprogram didn't last beyond a pilot at her hospital bc they felt there wasn't enough efficacy data. At a diff conference last year, I was asked why I was doing this research, bc isn't it obvious that acts of kindness are kind?
Sigh.
Sigh.
These handmolds take a considerable amount of time and effort, and we are so grateful for the #nurses who offer making them for dying patients and their loved ones. The details they capture are incredible: often rings, wrinkles, showing that one hand is fading away...
#3WishesProgram #LoveIsForever
#3WishesProgram #LoveIsForever
November 16, 2024 at 6:55 PM
These handmolds take a considerable amount of time and effort, and we are so grateful for the #nurses who offer making them for dying patients and their loved ones. The details they capture are incredible: often rings, wrinkles, showing that one hand is fading away...
#3WishesProgram #LoveIsForever
#3WishesProgram #LoveIsForever
we use the Ekos ones to record heart sounds for our #3wishesprogram patients. works well.
November 9, 2024 at 8:53 PM
we use the Ekos ones to record heart sounds for our #3wishesprogram patients. works well.