Monthly Archives: June 2018

No one ever thinks about writing a eulogy, it may seem like a Source: How To Write A Eulogy | My Own Eulogy

Source: Hospice Foundation Of America – Children & Grief

Hemonc Today | Patients with cancer often fear having uncontrolled pain, especially if it interferes with functioning, quality of life and mood.I work on a palliative care team called Supportive Oncology and Survivorship, or SOS, comprised of five independent nurse … Continue reading →

Source: Widower’s Grief: When a Parent Dies

As a hospice social worker, you need to be able to respond well to anger. There are many reasons why hospice patients or families may experience anger, and therefore, helping to resolve anger is an essential part of end-of-life comfort … Continue reading →

One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often. Source: Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients – The … Continue reading →

As assisted suicide gains more acceptance and people push back on extreme end-of-life measures, some people are asking whether we should pay more attention to the quality of our death and what that means. Source: What Is a ‘Good Death’?

As a doctor, Dad was very specific in his wishes for end-of-life care. I agreed wholeheartedly…back when it was purely theoretical. Source: My Father Always Wanted to Die with Dignity. But When His Time Came, I Couldn’t Let Him Go.

The new right-to-try law allows drug makers to earn a profit by selling unproven therapies to desperate patients. The FDA can’t do anything about it. Source: Here come the right-to-try profiteers. The FDA is powerless to stop them

What if you knew you’d be the last to touch someone?       If you were taking tickets, for example, at the theatre, tearing them, giving back the ragged stubs, you might take care to touch that palm, brush … Continue reading →