On my occasional weekends away from home, I missed my view of the Hudson River, the varying shades and moods of the water outside my window. I missed my cats.…
Love shared
“I’m sorry. There isn’t anything more we can do.” The hardest―most painful words you will ever hear. The doctors had left. The room was silent. Stunned. Heartbroken. Rick and his…
How a Daughter Helped Her Mom Face Death
By Aimee Ross “I have a question for you, Aim,” Mom said from her blue La-Z-Boy. “How did you stay so positive during everything you went through?” This takes me…
Tom Petty and Your End-of-Life Wishes
By Elizabeth Newcomb for Next Avenue After rock legend Tom Petty was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest Oct. 2, he could not be revived, his manager said on Petty’s…
Heart and Soul Hospice recognizes Hospice Month
November is National Hospice Month, and to recognize the importance of hospice services to quality end of life care, we would like to share the story of one of our…
Help for Pets of Dying Owners Brings Peace of Mind
For many ailing people, their pet is their life, experts say By Kim Painter for Next Avenue Roland Carter, 78, of Stafford, Va., has advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suffers…
Here’s a tool to plan for late-life what-ifs
A website for older adults by older adults By Kevyn Burger for Next Avenue Jane Curry, of Chicago, settled into a retirement community a few years ago, where she found…
How to prevent a real life nightmare at life’s end
A Next Avenue Influencer in Aging urges conversations around death By Barbara Coombs Lee for Next Avenue Editor’s note: This article is part of Next Avenue’s 2015 Influencers in Aging project honoring 50…
What the Dreams of the Dying Teach Us About Death
By Emily Gurnon for Next Avenue Shortly before her death, Jeanne had a vivid dream. She was lying in her bed at the hospice center, she told a researcher. People…
Why I decided to make friends with death
We know we will die someday, so we must accept and plan for it By Irene Kacandes for Next Avenue (This article was written as a part of The Op-Ed…