End Of Life Care

The recent Canada-wide internet outage left millions of internet, mobile, and phone customers incommunicado for the better of 12 hours. It also disrupted thousands of businesses, public services, and government — helplines were down as were ATMs, point of sale machines, and even 911 emergency calls were affected. Many of…

What is this article series you might wonder? Judith (Judy) Schwarz is a PhD-prepared nurse, and has provided end of life counseling for 20 years for adults with living incurable/progressive or terminal illnesses. As the Clinical Director of End of Life Choices New York, she answers questions on a range…

Today’s guest post comes from Beth Britton, Consultant for MacIntyre’s Dying to Talk Project who explains how this project is empowering people with learning disabilities to have choice and control over their end of life care. We all know that planning for the end of our lives is important, and…

Topic: Debt & Death? How many family caregivers are facing debt after a loved one dies? This can be an overwhelming burden stacked on top of grieving the loss. It’s a widespread attitude. Have you ever asked yourself what proactive steps have been taken once becoming a caregiver responsible for…

By 2050 22% of the United States population is going to be 65 and older. It’s no surprise that the world of Death Work; including death doulas, death midwives, and end of life care takers is expanding rapidly. …

This may be a hard read for some. As our nation ages, more of us experience years of chronic illness. Do we wish we had exercised more at thirty? Sure. Do we wish we’d eaten less fast food at fifty? Yup. But here we are, with arthritis, diabetes, heart disease…