Monthly Archives: June 2018

Families often do not understand what a “do not hospitalize” order means, a small study finds. Source: A Misunderstood Directive – The New York Times

Fear may be keeping your family from making important decisions that could impact the way your loved ones want to spend their final days and years. Here are some ways to help combat those fears. Source: Fear of Losing Loved … Continue reading →

Before opioids started being so widely prescribed for so many reasons, they were universally regarded as appropriate for the pain of cancer. But now, the “opioid epidemic” is a phrase that gets thrown at me, and I am certain other … Continue reading →

Neill Guy, Karl Owen, Russ Taum, Joe Ciriano and Bruce Ham are widowers, most having lost their wives to cancer. They lean on each other for the profound – as they weather their grief – and the prosaic – all … Continue reading →

This essay explores anxiety about illness and death and how it changes as we get older. Dr. Holland’s discusses life lessons learned working in hospice. Source: Anxiety About Illness and Death: How We Change as We Get Older

Can Bourdain’s death generate a conversation about alcoholism The author didn’t know Anthony Bourdain, but felt like she did in one small important way: In him, she saw an alcoholic with a front-stage vigorous attempt to do it successfully. Source: … Continue reading →

Source: Men Grieve Too

It is certainly not within our role to act if a person, in the pain of the moment, wants help in ending their life. In the “pain of the moment” are the operative words here. I cannot tell you the … Continue reading →

I vowed never to speak with my ex-husband again. Then my father was diagnosed with leukemia. Source: My Dad Was Dying While I Was Divorcing – Modern Loss