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Hank Dunn

I Have the Same Cancer That My Father Survived but It Killed My Brother

In early March I noticed blood in my urine. “That’s curious,” I thought. It happened twice in a week, so I went to urgent care. They ran a…

Jun 20

I Have the Same Cancer That My Father Survived but It Killed My Brother

Jun 20

Hank Dunn

Canada vs. U.S.A. at the End of Life

Me: “Hello, this is the chaplain, Hank. I would like to come by your home for a visit Tuesday, at 10. Would that work for you?”

Sep 22, 2022

Canada vs. U.S.A. at the End of Life

Sep 22, 2022

Hank Dunn

Curious After Seven Decades Above Ground

My birthday passed last week. Number 74. Now, a bitter-sweet day.

Feb 24, 2022

Curious After Seven Decades Above Ground

Feb 24, 2022

Hank Dunn

Charlie and His Last Days in Hospice

Charlie was born on October 4, 2007. The Feast of St. Francis. A bookend.

Jan 17, 2022

Charlie and His Last Days in Hospice

Jan 17, 2022

Hank Dunn

Journaling — A Discipline with both a Daily and Annual Ritual

I don’t think of myself as very disciplined. Papers and books litter my office. Exercise? Sometimes. Prayer and meditation are not always…

Dec 16, 2021

Journaling — A Discipline with both a Daily and Annual Ritual

Dec 16, 2021

Hank Dunn

The Vietnam War and the Wall of Grief

The lone figure of a man at sunrise leaned in and touched a name. Was this a daily or weekly ritual? Was it the first time or one of many…

Dec 1, 2021

The Vietnam War and the Wall of Grief

Dec 1, 2021

Hank Dunn

The “Serenity Prayer” Both In and Out of Jail

What word could I possibly bring to the men in jail? That was the question.

Nov 18, 2021

The “Serenity Prayer” Both In and Out of Jail

Nov 18, 2021

Hank Dunn

The “Thin Places” Between the Physical and the Spiritual

Do you ever notice how often people post photos of sunrises or sunsets on social media? “Inspiring,” they say. Or the religious types…

Nov 10, 2021

The “Thin Places” Between the Physical and the Spiritual

Nov 10, 2021

Hank Dunn

Our struggle with dying starts when we’re toddlers

“This is where our struggle with dying starts,” was my first thought.

Oct 28, 2021

Our struggle with dying starts when we’re toddlers

Oct 28, 2021

Hank Dunn

“God has told me my wife is not going to die!”

“God has told me my wife is not going to die!” That’s how my new hospice patient’s husband greeted me.

Oct 12, 2021

“God has told me my wife is not going to die!”

Oct 12, 2021

Hank Dunn

Hank Dunn

Best-selling author of “Hard Choices for Loving People.” Hospice chaplain. Speaker on topics related to making end-of-life decisions.

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