Monthly Archives: March 2016

For decades, Americans have been increasingly distanced from the dead. A small group of women is working to change that. Source: Who Owns the Dead? | New Republic

The letter you always wanted to write Source: A letter to … the hospice doctor who helped us to say goodbye | Life and style | The Guardian

There are many ways to support someone going through cancer treatment. Recommending pseudo-scientific treatments isn’t one of them Source: Don’t tell cancer patients what they could be doing to cure themselves | Steven W Thrasher | Opinion | The Guardian

Source: Let’s Get Men Talking About Suicide

Gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 has made it possible to isolate RNA in living cells for the first time. Source: Gene Tool Shows Promise In Curing HIV, Cancer and Autism – US News

CHICAGO (AP) — Patients who delay getting treatment and insurers who balk at paying for it are among job stresses that Chicago nurse Ben Gerling faces on a semi-regular basis. So there was no tail-dragging when his employer offered a … Continue reading →

Source: Some People Do Not Want to Be with Loved Ones at Time of Death (and that’s okay) ~ Pallimed

On the die I day a lot will happen. A lot will change. The world will be busy. On the day I die, all the important appointments I made will be left unattended. The many plans I had yet to complete will remain forever undone. The … Continue reading →

Give people a chance to help. Sometimes a text is O.K. Source: How to Tell Someone You’re Terminally Ill – The New York Times

Source: 5 Ways to Deter a Child Predator  – Building Stronger Families -protecting children against sexual abuse.