Unique — but why?
"Many authors have described bereavement as a transition, a transformation, an evolution. It may not seem so when emotions are most raw." -- Chris Haws (Continue reading ...)
Go quiet into the night
The article contrasts the end-of-life experiences of Grandma Lilly, who suffers in ICU, with Grandpa Joe, who dies peacefully surrounded by loved ones, highlighting the choices in dying. (Continue reading ...)
The Christmas Card List
A woman's terminal cancer diagnosis leads her to organize farewells with loved ones, ensuring her affairs are in order, resulting in what her family calls a "Good Death." (Continue reading ...)
Ride or Die
Anne Bethune examines the concept of a "Ride or Die" in her end-of-life work, highlighting their unwavering support, patience, and sensitivity through a person's final moments. (Continue reading ...)
How to Tell Children About Death
"Part of the experience of death is finding ways to accept what has happened, express what we are feeling, and find ways to move on. We, as adults, need to find ways to help our children to do this too." (Continue reading ...)
Why Dying Is Not Giving Up
"I dislike the phrase, 'They failed treatment.' The amount of judgment within this phrase is damaging." (Continue reading ...)
Take Initiative To Create Your Own Personalized Death Care Plan
"Once you come up with a few items that bring comfort and involve the senses, it becomes easier to construct an individualized plan to share with those who are near and dear to our hearts." (Continue reading ...)
Having Dementia Wishes Followed
"Whose wishes for his medical treatment were we to honor? Those of my father back when he was a healthy, highly functioning geneticist? Or those of the simpler, weakened man my father had become?" (Continue reading ...)
Dying In Peace
“'Life is really very simple. But -- it’s difficult to realize that.” This is one of the last things my teacher said before he passed. A lesson for the living, spoken by the dying." (Continue reading ...)
Thoughts On A “Good Death”
"I have the privilege to learn and hear interesting perspectives, along with all the questions and comments that our community members have, on the topics of death and dying. Here are a few insights I have gleaned from these discussions." (Continue reading ...)