Global InformationJoy Ufema information
Joy Ufema | |
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| Born | Joy K. Counsel 1942 (age 81–82) Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Other names | Joy (Ufema) Counsel |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.S. and M.S., Columbia Pacific University |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Known for | First nurse-thanatologist in U.S. |
| Notable work | Brief Companions Insights on Death & Dying |
| Board member of | Pennsylvania Hospice Network Executive Committee |
| Partner | Linda Lighty[1][2] |
Joy Ufema, also known as Joy Counsel (born 1942),[3] is a retired American nurse and thanatologist. She is noted for her work with terminally ill people in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, and was the first nurse-thanatologist in the country. Ufema garnered national attention after 60 Minutes aired a segment about her. Ufema was Clinical Specialist in Thanatology for Upper Chesapeake Medical Center/Harford Memorial Hospital. Linda Lavin Played the role of Ufema in a 1981 television film, A Matter of Life and Death.
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