Author: Kathleen Clohessy


  • Our Monthly Tip: Create Handmade Invitations for Your Loved One’s MemorialPersonalized, unique invitations are easy to make

    Our Monthly Tip: Create Handmade Invitations for Your Loved One’s Memorial
    Personalized, unique invitations are easy to make

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  • New 23andMe Cancer Screening Test ApprovedThe FDA has just given its approval to the company's genetic testing kit

    New 23andMe Cancer Screening Test Approved
    The FDA has just given its approval to the company’s genetic testing kit

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  • “I’ll See Myself Out, Thank You”A collection of short essays in support of medically assisted rational suicide

    “I’ll See Myself Out, Thank You”
    A collection of short essays in support of medically assisted rational suicide

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  • Sometimes Denial Is a Useful ToolDevastating news can be a catalyst for learning and growth -- or not

    Sometimes Denial Is a Useful Tool
    Devastating news can be a catalyst for learning and growth — or not

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  • “Dust in the Wind”A progressive rock band's lyrical mediation on the impermanence of life

    “Dust in the Wind”
    A progressive rock band’s lyrical mediation on the impermanence of life

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  • “Journey Through Dementia” Depicts the Terror of Living with a Failing MindFaye Hall's portrait of her mother incorporates her terrified notes to a non-existent intruder

    “Journey Through Dementia” Depicts the Terror of Living with a Failing Mind
    Faye Hall’s portrait of her mother incorporates her terrified notes to a non-existent intruder

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  • Is “Right to Try” a Political Ploy?Do right to try laws really help terminally ill patients? Experts say "No"

    Is “Right to Try” a Political Ploy?
    Do right to try laws really help terminally ill patients? Experts say “No”

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  • Self-Neglect — A Poorly Recognized Form of Elder AbuseMany elderly Americans are living in conditions that are dangerous to their health

    Self-Neglect — A Poorly Recognized Form of Elder Abuse
    Many elderly Americans are living in conditions that are dangerous to their health

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  • Gun Violence Is a Terminal IllnessThe epidemic has claimed too many American lives

    Gun Violence Is a Terminal Illness
    The epidemic has claimed too many American lives

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  • Conscience and Religious Freedom Division Threatens Patient AutonomyA new Trump agency protects healthcare providers who opt out of medical aid in dying

    Conscience and Religious Freedom Division Threatens Patient Autonomy
    A new Trump agency protects healthcare providers who opt out of medical aid in dying

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