“If death practices reveal a culture’s values,” writes Maggie Jones, the author of today’s Sunday Read, “we choose convenience, outsourcing, an aversion to knowing or seeing too much.” Enter home-funeral guides, practitioners who believe families can benefit from… Read More
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Last Updated: January 4, 2021 by Site Manager
How to Best Thank Those Who Offer Compassionate Care During the Pandemic
How to Best Thank Those Who Offer Compassionate Care During the Pandemic When Rosie Eastman, RN joined last month’s CEOLP/IFC monthly Zoom meeting, she spoke about her experience working with COVID ICU patients. Another meeting participant asked Rosie… Read More
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Last Updated: January 4, 2021 by Site Manager
A Beautiful Death By Rosie Eastman
A Beautiful Death By Rosie Eastman Note: Rosie is an RN at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Joining a recent Crestone End of Life Project meeting via Zoom, she talked about how even in the midst of a… Read More
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Last Updated: December 28, 2020 by Site Manager
The Movement to Bring Death Closer
“If death practices reveal a culture’s values,” writes Maggie Jones, the author of today’s Sunday Read, “we choose convenience, outsourcing, an aversion to knowing or seeing too much.” Enter home-funeral guides, practitioners who believe families can benefit from… Read More
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Last Updated: December 3, 2020 by Site Manager
Caregiving
How to be a Caregiver: https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/how-to-be-a-caregiver
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Last Updated: December 3, 2020 by Site Manager
Dr’s Advice In A COVID-19 Unit.
I’m A Doctor In A COVID-19 Unit. Here’s One Vital Step I Wish Everyone Would Take.
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Posted: November 5, 2020 by Site Manager
A Conversation About “A Good Death”
“Earlier this year, six Black leaders in the death and dying community joined for a live webinar, Sayin’ It Louder: A Conversation About “A Good Death” in a Racist Society. Whether you were there live or have watched… Read More
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Posted: October 16, 2020 by Site Manager
My Brother Died and Reminded Me of These Life Lessons
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Last Updated: August 22, 2020 by Site Manager
Palliative Care
Dying in Your Mother’s Arms
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Last Updated: August 22, 2020 by Site Manager
Grief
I had never told my father I loved him until he lay dying half a world away, body wrecked with coronavirus.
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Last Updated: April 24, 2020 by Site Manager
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