Preparation
November 20, 2014
Last week, at one of our workshops, we were asked to take a minute to think about and write down our epitaph. We were told that […]
November 5, 2014
When hospice nurses were asked, what hospice is to them, they wrote the following: – Hospice is Being There – Hospice is Wishes Respected – Hospice […]
August 6, 2014
If you’re like me you’ve heard many of the older people in your family say things like, “Don’t fuss over me when I die,” or, “When […]
February 4, 2014
This is Part III of my story, to read Part I, or Part II, click here. { my husband Lou was diagnosed with cancer and given […]
August 21, 2013
If you knew the exact day that you were going to die, how would you deal with that information? I think about dying everyday, it is […]
August 14, 2013
I recently attended a service where the officiant said, “funerals aren’t for the person who died, they are for the living.” I initially disliked this idea, […]
February 27, 2013
my Zoey How to Explain Death to a Child? Explaining death & dying to small children. I used to feel like the word “dead” hung awkwardly […]
November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving: Rejection Sparks Reflection Normally a time filled with the noise and laughter of a house filled with family and friends. A time of me bustling […]
June 29, 2012
Journey Mercies . . . Leaving Home The thought of leaving home wasn’t something I wanted to think about, nor was it something I figured I […]