How is the best way to die well? Live well first! How is the best way to live well? Learn to live courageously. I guess that sounds easier than it is, for many of us. But we all can learn…

I was raised with four brothers and it didn’t take me long to realize that I had better establish dominance. I was the alpha dog and although the title was not official, I was the Boss. But that was a…

We humans are curios beings, and why not? In this vast home of ours called the Universe, there are–for us–more questions than answers. This fact keeps many scientists employed, and some of us up at night. As for me, I…

As a child, one of my favorite pastimes was laying in the tall grass near my home, staring up at the clouds and pondering a multitude of enticing ideas about life. I wondered about how other people lived, or what…

Here in California, our governor recently signed into law some new, important changes to the End of Life Option Act (EOLOA), known as the Senate bill 380. For clarity purposes, there are different names for medical aid in dying (MAID),…

The topic of death and dying is not well understood and often misunderstood, possibly because many of us choose to learn about it when it is knocking at ours or a loved one’s door. Often, it is only at that…

What came to mind when you read the title, “Your Most Prized Asset”? I’ve asked this question many times and I get answers like; My children, my college degree, my spouse, my home, my car, my health, my pet, my…

It was a beautiful sunny day and the windows were open, allowing a gentle breeze to enter the bedroom of the residential care facility where my patient lay dying. I stood next to Edna’s niece and across from her grandson…

If you’re anything like me, when you pay for something, you want all the available bang for your buck! No where is this more true than when it comes to medical care, because after all, nothing we own is more…