Why Do We Fear Death And How Can We Overcome It?
"Do you ever worry about your own death, feel that life is too short, or dread the day you will lose someone you care about? You are not alone." (Continue reading ...)
How Do We Love Well At The End?
"In my experience of interviewing hundreds of families from all different cultural backgrounds for over a quarter of a century, I can tell you this – those who loved well at the end never, ever regret it." (Continue reading ...)
The End Of Life Rally: Terminal Lucidity
"Try to cherish that last goodbye. That one last opportunity to connect with your loved one while still earthly creatures. They are saying their last goodbyes, with love in their hearts." (Continue reading ...)
How To Be A Friend To A Friend Who’s Dying: Five Best Practices
"Question: Are you able to face death with your friend or do you bail?" (Continue reading ...)
VSED: The Least Bad Option
“Your mother didn’t choose a terminal illness. She only chose not to let the disease pick when and how she would die.” (Continue reading ...)
Elderly Or Elder?
"We live in a culture that's intensely driven by productivity, accomplishments, and academic achievements. In doing this, we've forgotten about our wise ones, the storytellers, the original wisdom keepers, the Elders." (Continue reading ...)
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Should You Have A Fundamental Right To Control Your Own Death?
"What is fundamentally the difference between a doctor pulling a plug on a machine that provides lifesaving nutrients to a person that could potentially stay 'alive' on it for years, and a doctor prescribing pills to a person with mere days or months to live to end their unnecessary suffering?" (Continue reading ...)
A Good Death Is More About The Journey Than The Destination
"I was reluctant to force the issue. What remained unsaid came with its own set of consequences." (Continue reading ...)
Don’t Let The Patient Die
"'Don’t let the patient die'… is that the right thing or the wrong thing for a given patient? It is time for physicians to think that through more completely and allow, perhaps, a different answer." (Continue reading ...)
Solo Aging: Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Dying?
"No one is born into this world alone, and in the best of circumstances, no one dies alone. With people living longer than ever before, however, outliving family and friends is a modern-day reality." (Continue reading ...)