Monthly Archives: November 2016

After her son died from a rare, sudden-onset seizure disorder, a mother wonders why doctors had such a hard time telling her what was going on. Source: With a mysterious illness, when should the palliative care talk happen?

Researchers want to help clinicians better determine when patients begin their decline so that they can all grapple with questions about care. Source: Doctors are waiting too long to tell patients death is near

grief support that doesn’t suck: no platitudes, no easy fixes, and no pseudo-spiritual bypass. It’s grief support for deep & intelligent folks. Like you. Source: the long holiday slide

How do I help a family member with grief? We get this question all the time. Source: How Do I Help A Family Member With Grief?

Showing the world that hospice is about more than care for the dying. Hospice and palliative care can make more meaningful moments possible. Source: Moments of Life

Tools for finding hope along the journey: GratitudeThere is something that feels so wrong about being asked to find something to be grateful for when we are grieving. Every fiber of our being wants to scream that there is nothing … Continue reading →

When I talk to people with Medicare about planning for the end of their lives, the statistic that always strikes me is this: If you ask people where they’d rather die—in a hospital or at home—75 percent say at home … Continue reading →

A physician deals with the death of a colleague and wonders how it must have felt. Source: Yes, cancer kills oncologists too

NHPCO encourages all Americans to spend time this Thanksgiving holiday talking about health care choices before a medical crisis hits.<br /> Source: This Thanksgiving talk about the care you want