NEWS & ARTICLES FROM LIFE & DEATH MATTERS
Time and again I have heard people say, “Caring for the dying is the easy part… It is caring for the family that is difficult”.
The BOOMERS, according to market research*, do not plan to lie down and die, they do not plan to grow old, they want emphatic engagement
In another study by Kaasalainen et al (*see reference below) a tool was developed to screen for pain among individuals who are not able to
Fabulous research by Brazil et al. Did you know?…. *In Canada, 75% of all deaths occur in people over 65 years of age, and 75%
I like the idea of caring for the body of my loved ones from the time of death until burial. I think it would help
I have been hearing about Home Funerals. Thought it was time to do some more research. I found Donna Belk online, and decided to give
One of the things I love about summer is early mornings in the garden and the silence. The only sounds are the birds, and depending
When the kids were young, we would go to the beach just near our house, on a regular basis after school As the kids played
Elizabeth Causton suggests that we are in the “Fix it trap” when we don’t recognize that there is a difference between fixable and unfixable
Yesterday I posted about the importance of understanding words related to Assisted Suicide, CPR, Allow Natural Death, etc.. It is important to remember to share
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