Author: Kathleen Clohessy


  • Service Workers Becoming First Responders in the Opioid Crisis
    Opiate overdoses in public restrooms put workers in the business of saving lives

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  • What Can Awareness of Death Teach Us About Life? (Interview)An interview with teacher, author and spiritual guide Frank Ostaseski, Part One

    What Can Awareness of Death Teach Us About Life? (Interview)
    An interview with teacher, author and spiritual guide Frank Ostaseski, Part One

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  • “The Mower”A poem about an "inconsequential" death has deeper meaning for humankind

    “The Mower”
    A poem about an “inconsequential” death has deeper meaning for humankind

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  • It Takes a VillageAn African proverb about raising children speaks to the challenges of end-of-life care

    It Takes a Village
    An African proverb about raising children speaks to the challenges of end-of-life care

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  • Deaths from Liver Disease Rising in U.S.Alcohol consumption is largely to blame, study shows

    Deaths from Liver Disease Rising in U.S.
    Alcohol consumption is largely to blame, study shows

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  • Breast Cancer Surgery Harmful in Frail Nursing Home ResidentsElderly women with breast cancer fare worse after surgery, study finds

    Breast Cancer Surgery Harmful in Frail Nursing Home Residents
    Elderly women with breast cancer fare worse after surgery, study finds

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  • One in Five Hospice Patients Is Discharged AliveMedicare reimbursement structure and profit motive are largely to blame

    One in Five Hospice Patients Is Discharged Alive
    Medicare reimbursement structure and profit motive are largely to blame

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  • “The Thing About Jellyfish”Benjamin’s debut novel explores the complex grief of a 12-year-old girl

    “The Thing About Jellyfish”
    Benjamin’s debut novel explores the complex grief of a 12-year-old girl

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  • “Drink A Beer”A country song reminds us that revisiting old haunts can bring comfort in times of sorrow

    “Drink A Beer”
    A country song reminds us that revisiting old haunts can bring comfort in times of sorrow

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  • San Francisco’s Zen Hospice Has Closed Its DoorsAfter 30 years, the hospice has succumbed to budget woes

    San Francisco’s Zen Hospice Has Closed Its Doors
    After 30 years, the hospice has succumbed to budget woes

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