Monthly Archives: November 2018

Thirty-plus years later, hospice is a reminder that there are policy solutions that work for both sides of the aisle and across our nation for all Americans. Source: Hospice month celebrates success of nation’s first coordinated care model | TheHill

Hospitals foster system-wide injustice by failing to apply the same standards to elders that it applies to children and adults. Source: U.S. hospitals ignore improving elder care. That’s a mistake – STAT

Source: After loss: How to handle old holiday traditions and family conflict

Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross said, “It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it.” As an ICU… Source: Grief in Western Society: … Continue reading →

After 11 years, I’m finally ready to do something about it Source: I Suffer From Depression and Have PTSD Symptoms – Jason Kander – Medium

Source: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network |

Loss is a natural, but complex part of life. Source: How To Talk To Your Kids About Death And Grief | HuffPost Life

Meaning-making can take you from a place where all you see is the bad that comes from loss to a place where you can start to see the “good.” Source: Meaning-Making After Loss – Grief Compass

I pull out the memories like treasures from a locked strongbox. “Handle With Care” because they are all I have left. But they are not enough. They will never be enough to satisfy this m… Source: Why, “Just Think About … Continue reading →

Source: BIRTH BACKWARDS, A Daughter’s Death | BK Books