Most people don’t like to talk about death, fearing the mere mention of the word will hasten their own end. They fear the unknown, the “what comes next.” They pretend …
Death and Dying
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Most people are afraid to die, but a near-death experience can change that…
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Each year the County of Los Angeles honors the lives of people whose remains went unclaimed after their deaths…
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The bond between humans and animals can be a strong, lifelong connection. This was certainly the case for Sheila Marsh and her horse, Bronwen.
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Brittany Maynard made news with plans to end her life, due to a terminal illness Nov. 1.
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross wrote the 1969 best-seller “On Death and Dying.” The book introduced the world to what’s now commonly known as the “Five Stages of Grief.”
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Louis Misko didn’t want to miss his own funeral. After all, what’s a so-called “celebration of life” without a living person there to celebrate it?
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To talk about grief, Australian filmmaker Fional Dalwood engages an eclectic (and adorable) cast of characters.
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It’s common for families to resist calling in hospice when a loved one is gravely ill. In many ways, though, calling hospice represents the first step in letting go.
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In our culture the worst thing you can say about someone is that he is a “loser.” But aren’t we all losers? Isn’t life about chronic loss? The process of …