Coronavirus 19 (Covid-19) is making the news on a daily basis, so we have a fair understanding of what it is and how it effects the human body, as well as how it is spread from person to person, so…

Everyone has seen one, right? In the dying scene of the movie, as the starlet lays in her unruffled bed, she appears slightly distraught as she gazes into the eyes of her loved one. As the camera slowly draws in,…

In my book; Dying Made Easy(er); Creating Your Happy Ending, the first chapter is “Estate Planning and Advance Healthcare Directives”. Placing this chapter at the beginning of the book was for a very good reason. It was important for me…

MYRA: Hello Loriann and Taylor!  Thank you for helping us understand how a home health aid can assist in the care of a terminally ill person. As much as the family and loved ones of the dying person would want…

The passing of someone we love hurts. I should know because I have lost many loved ones in my life. When a beloved leaves our life, it can feel like someone has reached into our chest and pulled out our…

We are told by reliable scientists that none of us are exactly alike, but we humans bunch up in groups for a number of reasons, most of all because it makes life easier for everyone involved. One example of this…

If you have visited my site before, you will recall how I remind my reader that death is misunderstood and that the state of death–as understood by most–is not a possibility. When a person “dies”, what really happens is change.…

WHAT DOES AN END OF LIFE DOULA DO?   I’m often asked; what exactly do you do as an end of life doula? And I usually begin my answer with an explanation of what hospice does, because this helps to…

There once was a beautiful leaf. She lived among her leaf sisters and brothers on an amazing tree that provided all needs for her children. This leaf bask in the sunshine and was bathed by the breeze until one day…