Author: Ellary Allis


  • Assessing the Quality of Death in 80 Countries Across the WorldThe Economist Intelligence Unit's 2015 Quality of Death Index

    Assessing the Quality of Death in 80 Countries Across the World
    The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2015 Quality of Death Index

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  • A New Screening Test For Ovarian CancerA new British study, though not yet conclusive, provides a glimmer of hope

    A New Screening Test For Ovarian Cancer
    A new British study, though not yet conclusive, provides a glimmer of hope

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  • “Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    “Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.”
    – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  • Our Weekly Tip: Estate Planning and Naming a Guardian for Your Young ChildHow to elect the right guardian for your minor child in the event of your premature death

    Our Weekly Tip: Estate Planning and Naming a Guardian for Your Young Child
    How to elect the right guardian for your minor child in the event of your premature death

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  • “Lessons For the Living“A documentary featuring interviews with hospice volunteers

    “Lessons For the Living
    A documentary featuring interviews with hospice volunteers

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  • “Saying Goodbye” by Ralph Burns and Jeff MossThe Muppets' classic song about parting ways

    “Saying Goodbye” by Ralph Burns and Jeff Moss
    The Muppets’ classic song about parting ways

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  • The Ars Moriendi, or “The Art of Dying”A Medieval manual for death and dying

    The Ars Moriendi, or “The Art of Dying”
    A Medieval manual for death and dying

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  • How Can Yoga Help Us Confront Death? (Interview)A yoga teacher and swami discusses impermanence

    How Can Yoga Help Us Confront Death? (Interview)
    A yoga teacher and swami discusses impermanence

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  • The Tombs of the Basilica di Santa CroceThe world's largest Franciscan church is also a mausoleum

    The Tombs of the Basilica di Santa Croce
    The world’s largest Franciscan church is also a mausoleum

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  • “lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death To Children”A children's book on death that tells it like it is

    “lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death To Children”
    A children’s book on death that tells it like it is

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