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Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. inc. is dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-acarya of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON)

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  • Jagarini Devi Dasi
  • Jusaniya Devi Dasi
  • Kardama Muni Das
  • Kaulini Devi Dasi
  • Sangita Devi Dasi
  • Vamanadeva Das

This is a clip from the Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. seminar given in Alachua, FL (U.S.)
July, 2010
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See also video on Dying Devotee's Bill of Rights


The Final Journey
The Final Journey

Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas by Sangita devi dasi

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This Maha Mantra can be chanted in whatever state of health one is in:

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Welcome to Vaisnavas C.A.R.E.
 
Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. (Counseling, Assistance, Resource, and Education) is a worldwide network of volunteers who offer their support to the terminally ill and their loved ones. Through education, website support, and volunteer assistance, Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. (aka V-C.A.R.E.) offers comfort to those in need by integrating the knowledge of caring for the terminally-ill with the spiritual wisdom given to us by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

An online course is included at no charge in this website that can give one a basic understanding of caring for the terminally-ill and their family. A certificate of completion is awarded after the completion of the course.

It is important to note that Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. Inc. is not a hospice organization. We encourage anyone diagnosed with a terminal disease to contact a local licensed hospice agency in their community to receive the many professional services they offer. Where available, Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. volunteers will provide additional emotional, spiritual and practical support to those facing end-of-life issues.
 

We at Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. would like to wish you a very

Happy Janmastami!

Prayer Request For Stanly
August 26, 2010

A dear friend, Mataji Dhanistha who is a Tamal Krishna Goswami disciple the UK, has her father in the Hospital in US. She can't get to him there but he is in intensive care and she is very worreid for him. Please post a prayer for her Dad, Stanly, who is 82 years old and a very nice person...

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As quoted in Bhakti-ratnakara, “Anyone who dies in any place within Mathura--a holy place, a home, or even a courtyard--attains salvation” (Adi-varaha Purana). And “Untouchables, animals, birds, deer, and others can attain salvation if they die in Mathura. Those who die in Mathura by snake bite, by the attack of wild animals, or from fire, water, or any sort of unnatural death are transferred to the abode of Hari” (Padma Purana).

Hare Krishna
Giriraj Swami


Breast Cancer in Men

August 25, 2010

Breast cancer in men is rare. However, it does occur. The ratio between female to male breast cancer in the U.S. alone is 100 to 1. That is approximately 1,910 men who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Roughly 440 men will die from it...

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Doctors' Religious Beliefs Can Color Their Care of Terminally Ill Survey found agnostics, atheists almost twice as likely to make choices that hasten end of life

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
Submitted by: Savitri Devi Dasi
ISKCON Philadelphia (U.S.)

THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are almost twice as likely as their religious counterparts to make medical choices that can end a terminally ill patient's life more quickly, a new British study reveals...

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Deep Venous Thrombosis
August 17, 2010
By: Dr. Piyush Gupta (Premvilas Das)

Dear Readers,

This month I received a question concerning Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT henceforth) or blood clots in the legs. So let’s look at this issue closely:

1. What is DVT?

As the name suggests, it refers to having abnormal clotting of blood leading to formation of blood clots or thrombus in the deep veins of the legs.

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A dying patient is not a battlefield
Submitted to VCARE
by: Savitri Devi Dasi
ISKCON Philadelphia?

By Theresa Brown, Special to CNN
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Theresa Brown tells of dying patient who got much sicker from aggressive treatment
  • She says "fighting" serious illnesses can cause terrible agony, keep patient from family
  • Brown cites study suggesting palliative care offers better quality and longer life
  • Dying patients should not be pressured to go through drastic treatments, she says

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Bhaktivedanta Hospice Inauguration in Vrindavan, India -- August 26, 2010 Photos submitted by Lilavilasini devi dasi Terne, Italy

Vraj Hospice Vraj Hospice
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Remembering Svayambu Swami

Follow this link to article and picture on ISKCON News.


Samadhi Established

for ISKCON Kirtan Singer Aindra Dasa


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Memorial service for Bhakta Ian Harker, New Govardhana Temple, Friday 27th of August
Submitted by: New Vrindavan Communications August 26, 2010

Bhakta IanIt is with great sadness we inform you that Ian Harker sadly passed away on Wednesday 18 August 2010. A memorial service will be held at the New Govardhana Temple this Friday 27 August at 1.30PM.

For more information please contact Mandakani devi dasi: 02 6672 8506

Click here to navigate your browser to the ISKCON New Govardhana website for more information


Letter of condolence at the death of and appreciation for Citra Devi Dasi
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:11 AM

By: Hrdaya Caitanya Prabhu, GBC for France: New Mayapur

Dear Vaishnavas,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are profoundly saddened that in New Mayapur on Friday 23 July in the early morning hours (around 1:00 am) Citra mataji committed suicide by setting her body on fire...

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