There’s a new word in healthcare these days and it’s one that many of us do not understand. The word is “palliative” and it refers to a type of medical care. This term, “palliative” suffers as many of the words…
YOUR LAST GRADUATION
Thinking about important events in your life, your wedding may come to mind. Or, if asked to name another meaningful time in your life, you may say it was the birth of a child. Graduating from high school or college…
Can We Talk?
Can We Talk? Have you ever wondered why, when the subject of sex comes up, people will often smile? Why is that? Discussions about the subject can be humorous, but generally speaking, sex isn’t all that funny. What it can…
A BIRD IN THE HAND
Everyone knows the old English proverb, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”. The lesson it offers is that we are wise to carefully consider the risk involved when attempting to get more of something, and…
A LOVELY PARTING GIFT
According to Gary Chapman in his book, The 5 Love Languages, the 3rd love language is receiving gifts. When we think about gifts, the first type might be one bought and gift wrapped–but in reality–a gift is something given to…
Fighting Death or Fighting Life?
We’ve all heard about someone who has been given a terminal diagnosis and has waged war on it. We hear, “What a fighter!” Or, “She’s not giving up without a fight!” Those who love this person feel happy about the…
Remembering Death
Most of us live life as though we are certain there will be a tomorrow. And I suppose the reason is, there was one yesterday! With this frame of mind, many of us spend a lot of time waiting for…
What Is A Death Cafe?
I remember the day someone told me about a “death cafe”. I was very curious and had many questions, then I said, “I like the concept but I’m not so sure I like the name!” Are you also put off…
Why I wrote Dying Made Easy(er): Creating Your Happy Ending
Word on the street is we’re not dying well in this country! There are several factors involved, and we will discuss some of them in this article. One thing that seems clear is that if we hope to have a…