Death and dying

Why Caregivers Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About Calling Hospice

A billboard in my city carries a simple message: “Most families say, ‘Why did we wait so long to call hospice?’ “...

Get used to it – the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I...

Dear Carol: Dad died two weeks ago at 89 years of age. Mom is 87 and has what they think is early-stage...

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

When I wrote this article, seven stages were considered the standard way to evaluate people living with Alzheimer’s. Now, it’s more common...

Each time I walked into Dad’s room in the nursing home, he would be rigid in bed, propped up on one elbow...

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

Family members are often relieved and hopeful when a dying loved one suddenly becomes more aware of their surroundings or begins talking...

While death rarely brings pleasant feelings, from time to time we’ll see a story about death go viral on the Internet because...

Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve...