Hospice
The Best Books to Help You Cope With Death and Dying
How the wisdom of Joan Didion, death doulas, and Big Bird have prepped me to dance into the void (and plan my estate).
Facebook Is Changing the Way We Talk About Death
Daniel Miller's 'The Comfort of People' is a new study that highlights the profound relationship between social media and terminal illness.
You’d Be Surprised at the Lengths Doctors Will Go for Dying Patients
Cigarettes, prostitutes, and ritualistic slaughters.
You’d Be Surprised at the Lengths Doctors Will Go for Dying Patients
Cigarettes, prostitutes, and ritualistic slaughters.
Watch Florence Welch Surprise a Fan in Hospice Care with a Private Concert
The Florence and The Machine singer stopped by Hospice Austin's Christopher House to play "Shake It Out" and "Dog Days Are Over."
Talking Death and Existential Anxiety with an ICU Nurse
I asked my friend Ernesto, who works as an ICU nurse, some questions about existential anxiety, fear of death, and how surrounding oneself with the dying can affect one's brain.
Are We Just Shit at Death?
We all know deep down that we just rot. And that's fine. We need to get over it and talk about how we take care of those in the process of dying.
America Needs Alzheimer’s Funding Now
While the National Institute of Health spends $3 billion a year on AIDS research, and nearly $4.9 billion on cancer, for Alzheimer’s it spends only $500 million, an enormous drop off for an illness that is already widespread and growing rapidly.