If you share caregiving responsibilities with siblings, these tips can help Courtesy of AARP | 07.29.2013 | Barry Jacobs My brother … More
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The Economist explains: How doctor-assisted dying works
Courtesy of The Economist | 07.29.2015 | By N.L. THOSE who are terminally ill have long sought help to end … More
Hospice Care by WebMD.com
Courtesy of WebMD.com | 12.14.204 _ Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS http://www.webmd.com/palliative-care/hospice-care What Is Hospice? During the course of your … More
Getting Your Affairs in Order – By Age Page
Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging – Age Page March 2012 Ben has been married … More
What are Advanced Directives?
Courtesy of CaringInfo http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3285 A living will allows you to document your wishes concerning medical treatments at the end of … More
Death and despair or peace and contentment: why families need to talk about end-of-life options -By Melissa Bloomer
Courtesy of TheConversation.com Academic rigor, journalistic flair | http://theconversation.com/death-and-despair-or-peace-and-contentment-why-families-need-to-talk-about-end-of-life-options-4311 | November 23, 2011 TALKING ABOUT DEATH AND DYING – Why don’t we … More
Death isn’t taboo, we’re just not encouraged to talk about it – By John Troyer
Courtesy of TheConversation.com Academic rigor, journalistic flair | http://theconversation.com/death-isnt-taboo-were-just-not-encouraged-to-talk-about-it-25001 | April 10, 2014 Contrary to the popular wisdom that it’s … More
Medicare Plans to Pay Doctors for Counseling on End of Life – By Pam Belluck
Courtesy of the New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1J53OTY by Pam Belluck Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, … More
Talking About Death and Dying
Courtesy of DyingMatters.org http://dyingmatters.org/page/TalkingAboutDeathDying What to say, how to say it and where to find help. It’s not always easy … More
Hospice: What is it and when is it for you? By Carina Storrs, Special to CNN
Courtesy of CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/health/hospice-fast-facts/index.html?sr=fb063015hospicecare830aStoryGallink (CNN) – Most of us would prefer to put the thought of hospice and end-of-life care as far … More
Dying & Death Talk 