Monthly Archives: September 2018

[I am writing a book on hospice. One section includes 13 Things people should know about hospice. There are far more than thirteen, but I wanted a manageable list for someone suddenly trying to learn about hospice. Below are the … Continue reading →

The city of Gresham and its citizens will honor one of their own Saturday with a parade and the unveiling of a bronze statue. Anybody and everybody who lives, works or shops downtown in Oregon’s fourth largest city knows him … Continue reading →

Source: 10 Things You Need to Know

Every year, an untold number of patients undergo duplicate procedures — or fail to get them at all — because key pieces of their medical history go missing. Why? Source: Paper Trails: Living and Dying With Fragmented Medical Records

People often find the emotional pain of the past limiting them in the future. Forgiveness after a breakup is a key to regaining control over your happiness. Source: Forgiveness After A Breakup – The Grief Recovery Method

The Kennebec Journal advertising representative is dying from cancer, and handling it with grace. Source: Lisa DeSisto: Carla McGuire shows us all how to leave this world – CentralMaine.com

Daddy died, and I thought the universe owed me a break. My mother was terminally ill. And I had a chronic illness. I deserved a pass on all other trouble – or so I believed. And thus, understandabl… Source: When … Continue reading →

1.  You don’t have to worry what others think about your grief. Don’t let the fear of what others think about how you mourn keep you from mourning in ways that help you heal or become reconciled to… Source: Important … Continue reading →

The boy’s experience speaks to why parents and educators want an Arlington county land-swap deal to be used to help children with mental health needs. Source: He was 8 and suicidal, and suddenly six cops were in his living room … Continue reading →

This is our vision for the future of funeral homes… what does your vision look like? Source: funeralOne Blog » Blog Archive What the Funeral Home of the Future Looks Like – funeralOne Blog