Monthly Archives: November 2015

The Family Photo You Can’t Prepare For


This photograph means the world to me. This photograph is the first, the last and the only family photo that we have. It can never be replicated, and those emotions we depict can never be truly explained. Our son, Sebastian, … Continue reading

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Close My Eyes And… | Barbara Karnes Books, Inc.


End of Life Education Materials Source: Close My Eyes And… | Barbara Karnes Books, Inc.

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The last companions | Harvard Gazette


A Harvard Divinity School program helps teach chaplains how to befriend and comfort the sick and the dying. Source: The last companions | Harvard Gazette

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When I’m Gone Please Don’t Have a Funeral | Monique Minahan


It’s one of those difficult and powerful conversations, the kind that set us free to live fuller, love bigger and fear less. What do you want upon your passing? How does contemplating your death inform your life? What would you … Continue reading

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In the shadow of death: life as a palliative care nurse – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Karuna Hospice nurses Renee Wilson and Lea-Anne Tuaoi on finding joy and meaning in a life lived in the presence of death. Source: In the shadow of death: life as a palliative care nurse – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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Widows Beware Of Scammers | Mary Francis | LinkedIn


Widows beware – there are scammer out there preying on your grief. I got the below email today from a widow warning about a “friend request” that she Source: Widows Beware Of Scammers | Mary Francis | LinkedIn

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Baby’s day care death blamed on popular napping practice


Parents warn of car seat danger after a baby’s day care death, and experts agree. Source: Baby’s day care death blamed on popular napping practice

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