Tiffany Johnson, an Oak Park woman who helps the dying navigate the last months and weeks of life, has recently found herself ...
Caring for a parent who is dying can be emotionally taxing. There are many unknowns about the dying process, and chances are neither you nor your parent have all the answers you need. Depending on ...
Erin Collins is an Oregon-based end-of-life doula—a person who, as part of a growing field, essentially guides another through their journey of dying. Recently, she worked with a 91-year-old man who ...
In "Carnival Round the Central Figure," the figure is a dying man and the circus around him is the swirl of fear, denial, psychological palliatives, religious fervor and futile consolations offered by ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The state’s veteran care program is searching for volunteers to stand by dying veterans in their final moments. Michigan Veteran Homes are looking for people who have ...
The feline has been a calming presence at the VA Medical Center in Salem, Va. — -- In the final moments of his life, Edwin Gehlert was surrounded by his family and loved ones. But as he took his ...
A friend with end-stage pancreatic cancer recently turned down hospice care because she would have had to stop receiving the blood transfusions that fortified her. Insurance rules push countless dying ...