Dying, Doulas, and Denial
This is a long post, unsurprising to anyone familiar with my posts. Please bear with me, lots to unpack here. Information on jobs working in death, including information on Death […]
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This is a long post, unsurprising to anyone familiar with my posts. Please bear with me, lots to unpack here. Information on jobs working in death, including information on Death […]
We talk a lot about comfort measures in end of life care. After discussing the futility of further treatments, conversation moves to those measures intended to give the very best […]
Watching a recent interview with the filmmakers of the film “End Game” I was struck by a question from the interviewer. His question suggested to me a belief that still […]
In today’s post, I am going to take on yet another beloved cultural icon and heap scorn upon it. Since we are rapidly approaching the end of 2018 and preparing […]
In today’s economy there are things you hear quite a bit from people just struggling to pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads. “I can’t save […]
Lots of stuff in the news about the very real problem with opioids being diverted into the community and about them being prescribed irresponsibly in the first place. Doctors feel […]
I have been trying to do a sort of linear structure with my blogging here, starting with early preparations and working my way through end of life care. But issues […]
A big area of confusion – and made so by design – is how and what is paid for by whom when it comes to needed care and assistance. Most […]
While a living will or advanced directive is a document that expresses your wishes for medical care, it is NOT a medical order. It may include (and should include) a […]
Mr and Mrs Lee have been married for 62 years. They have two adult children, and have been in fairly good health. Mrs. Lee is 84 and has some osteoporosis […]