Death and dying

How to Talk About a Friend’s Death When Someone Has Dementia

A friend recently faced the task of letting her mother, who has mid-level dementia, know that the mother’s elderly brother had died....

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

Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually...

…We knew Dad was wearing down. He didn’t have long to live, but did he have to be in such discomfort? I...

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

Coping with an ill loved one’s difficulty swallowing can be frustrating and frightening for everyone involved. Caring for someone we love means...

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...

Many of us feel honored to provide care for our aging parents or ill spouses, but this honor can also present serious...