Author: Kathleen Clohessy


  • “The Five Invitations”A book in which a spiritual teacher and caregiver offers wisdom on living and dying well

    “The Five Invitations”
    A book in which a spiritual teacher and caregiver offers wisdom on living and dying well

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  • A Bold, Playful Take on the Traditional Funerary UrnTwo Mexico City-based designers are redefining what an urn should be

    A Bold, Playful Take on the Traditional Funerary Urn
    Two Mexico City-based designers are redefining what an urn should be

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  • Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Rarely Use HospiceA recent study shows that Medicare’s policy of precluding “curative” care in hospice is largely to blame

    Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Rarely Use Hospice
    A recent study shows that Medicare’s policy of precluding “curative” care in hospice is largely to blame

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  • The Dangerous Myth of a Good DeathPlacing expectations on the dying can cause real harm

    The Dangerous Myth of a Good Death
    Placing expectations on the dying can cause real harm

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  • “Whatever a man’s age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his button-hole.” - Mark Twain

    “Whatever a man’s age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his button-hole.”
    – Mark Twain

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  • Most Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Don’t Need ChemotherapyA new study shows the vast majority of women do well on endocrine therapy alone

    Most Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Don’t Need Chemotherapy
    A new study shows the vast majority of women do well on endocrine therapy alone

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  • Judge Halts California’s End of Life Options ActHundreds of patients are in limbo as the state prepares its appeal

    Judge Halts California’s End of Life Options Act
    Hundreds of patients are in limbo as the state prepares its appeal

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  • “If You’re Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow” by Cooper EdensA classic picture book offers sage advice about dealing with life's ups and downs

    “If You’re Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow” by Cooper Edens
    A classic picture book offers sage advice about dealing with life’s ups and downs

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  • Kids Meet a Mortician and Talk About DeathIn a video from HiHo Kids, Nora Menkin talks to school-age children about what it means to be dead

    Kids Meet a Mortician and Talk About Death
    In a video from HiHo Kids, Nora Menkin talks to school-age children about what it means to be dead

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  • “End Game”A new Netflix documentary looks at life, death, and loss

    “End Game”
    A new Netflix documentary looks at life, death, and loss

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