Death Café: Finally! Americans talk about death
Originating in England, Death Cafés may just be the best export from England since, dare I say it, the Beatles. The concept is this: people in a community come together at a safe, neutral space to talk about death. No admission fee is ever charged. These gathering can be hosted by anyone, so it could […]
Is My Mom Dying?
NOTE: This post is also available in audio by clicking the link above. The audio version of this post can be downloaded for listening on mobile devices. This question usually comes in the form of a phone call from one of the children of an elder I represent. This question is always […]
How do we stay in our homes until we die? Part 2
1.4 million people, age 65 and older, are treated in emergency rooms every year in this country for injuries due to falls and house fires. After reading that statistic, I thought about how many of those 1.4 million people could not go home after their injury and ended up in a nursing home or assisted […]
How do we stay in our homes until we die?
Here’s the short answer: PERSONAL SAFETY = STAYING AT HOME! We all like living in our homes. Whether we live in a one room studio apartment or a house, home is where we feel safe and where we create our own space. This post is the first in a series on how we can stay […]
Amman’s Story: When both of his parents died, how one teenager survived.
This Post was written by Amman Tabrard (U.S. Army-Ret). While serving in Afghanistan on his third tour of duty, he took the time to share his thoughts on how his parents prepared him for their deaths when he was a teenager, what he went through when both parents died within months of each other, and […]
Death: Will it bring out the best or worst in you?
Dear Reader, this post is also available in audio format, so you can listen now or download for later use. Death can either bring out the best in you or the worst in you. Why is that? I think it’s because we lack understanding of the process of dying; we don’t talk about death […]