Courtesy of Chicago Tribune | By Bruce Horovitz | Originally Published 02.14.2017 | Posted 02.12.2019 Just weeks before Christmas some years ago, Shirley Rapp and her family faced the devastating news that she had what appeared to be a terminal illness.... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of OnBeing.com | By Pauline Boss | Image by Kena Betancur/Getty Images | Originally Aired 06.23.2016 | Posted: 01.29.2019 There is no such thing as closure. Family therapist Pauline Boss says that the idea of closure in fact leads... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of NextAvenue.org | By Amy Florian| Photo Credit: Adobe Stock | Originally Published 12.05.2018 | Posted 01.13.1964 A general knowledge can ease the journey for you and your loved one. Everyone will die, some sooner than others. It is... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of NextAvenue.org | By Emily Gurnon | Originally Published 01.11.2017 | Posted 01.06.2019 What she heard was unexpected, the 'On Living' author says Part of the LIVING TO THE END OF LIFE SPECIAL REPORT We humans are both fascinated by... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of NextAvenue.org | By Cynthia Orange | Photo Credit: Adobe Stock | Originally Published 09.14.2017 | Posted 11.27.2018 The longer we live and the more we experience, the more we find ourselves in the cracks between joy and contentment... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of TheNewYorkTimes.com | By Caroline M. Grant | Image by Yvetta Fedorova | Originally Published 10.12.2018 | Posted 11.20.2018 Go funeral dress shopping. When the saleswoman asks about the event, say: “Dressier than office, but not as fun as... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of TheNewYorkTimes.com | By Monona Yin | Photo by Loris Guzzetta | Orignally Published 10.23.2018 | Posted 11.11.2018 We had started down the path of honoring our mother’s wish to have a good death until a hospice nurse figured... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of VeryWellHealth.com | By Lynne Eldridge, MD | Photo Credits: Flickr.com/Therapy and Counseling Free Photos/Creative CommonOriginally Published 08.26.2018 | Posted 11.08.2018 Understanding Grief Before Loss and Death Article Table of Contents What Is Anticipatory Grief? Does It Help... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of TheNewYorkTimes.com | By Maggie Jones | Photo By Dana Neely/Getty | Originally Published 04.09.2009 | Posted 11.01.2018 Like the rest of us, doctors struggle to talk about dying. These conversations with patients occur haltingly, awkwardly and often not... Continue Reading →
