Death and dying

Solo Agers: Adults Without Close Kin Seek Outside Resources to Manage Future Care

Dear Carol: I’m a 73-year-old widower with no children or close relatives. I’m still healthy, but to be prudent, I need to...

Dear Carol: My Dad was diagnosed with non-aggressive prostate cancer. In the past, he’s been proactive about his health, but now he’s...

Years ago, I stumbled upon a video that remains vivid in my mind. In it, an elderly couple who had spent a...

Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...

One of the positive parts of being a family caregiver is the opportunity for emotional growth. We can develop increased compassion, patience,...

Dear Carol: I want so badly to help my mom have as good a life as possible during her last years, yet...

“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would...

For many, music from certain eras can bring back memories of better times. For others, music soothes anxiety or gets them pumped...

Many people have heard of hospice care but they mistakenly think that it’s just a way to help cancer patients be more...

The mission of hospice providers is to help people live their last months or weeks of life in the most comfortable, dignified...