Respect for life is not about not letting the dying to die. Rather, respect for life means that between the end points of birth and death, we treat each other in a way that makes life worth living in this world.
To smile on a newborn, or to mourn over the deceased is easy. But between these two endpoints (...)
what is difficult is to ensure a life of dignity for the living.

Abstract · This recollection was just started when the Budapest Hospice House, a hospice care facility independent from hospitals, was hit by a funding crisis. As I listened to the news, I recalled my memories of the last three decades of the hospice movement in Hungary, especially those of the first - beautiful, but difficult - decade. As a chief nurse in Hungary at that time, I had the opportunity to become an active participant in the free dissemination of the ideals of the hospice movement. I was also able to observe closely the changes in the perception of dying and death, and the establishment of institutional hospice care and an appropriate legal environment. The start of this paradigm shift is closely connected to the political regime change of 1989, as shown by documents.
This article is, on the one hand, subjective - because it is primarily based on personal experiences -, on the other hand, as we will see, also objective in the light of the documentary evidence that I also discuss.
I did not strive for completeness, as there are already many writings available on the history of hospice care in Hungary. Rather, in order to avoid repetition, I only tried to highlight certain hitherto somewhat neglected events, in order to make my small contribution to the Hungarian hospice story.

Abstract · To the so called Lélekmadár Tábor (Soulbird Camp) we invite families free of charge who have lost a child to either a serious illness or have suffered a perinatal loss. To support them in their greif recovery the complex porgramme both offers therapeutic recreation (which is effectively applied for chronic illnesses) and several techniques of bereavement support. But how do these different elements work together in order of meeting the emotional needs of these families? In this paper we introduce the past five years’ experience while highlighting a process that involves a colorful experience with a lot of emotional ups and downs.