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Examining the Archaeology of the Undead
In an essay, scientist Rebecca Batley explores the ancient roots of fearing the deadCountless books, films and oral traditions stretching back through the farthest reaches of recorded thought have conjured images of reanimated corpses rising from the earth to extract their lost lifeforce […]
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Does Advance Care Planning Help Patients?
Advance care planning program SHARING Choices shows 12% increase in end of life documentationA study involving nearly 65,000 older patients sought to understand whether primary care practitioners could play a key role in helping more people make end-of-life plans — and if such […]
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9 Quotes about Letting Go and Holding On
Inspiration for how to spend this precious life before it endsAs Mary Oliver asked in a poem, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This is the time of year, as […]
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The Growing Crisis of Unclaimed Bodies
A hidden issue in America’s death care systemAcross the United States, medical examiners, coroners, and funeral directors are seeing a troubling rise in the number of deceased individuals whose bodies go unclaimed. This points to, and results, […]
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“Someone Died, And The Waltz Goes On”
A beautiful composition he wrote 50 years agoA few months ago while on vacation I was driving north and heard an interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins on our local NPR radio station, KQED. I had no idea […]
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“Broken Halos”
A touching tribute “to people who’ve passed away before their time”The song, “Broken Halos,” co-written by Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson, is the perfect country ballad to listen to when you need a good, cleansing cry. The first single off […]
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This Mountain Sanctuary Is Charting a New Path in Death Care
Center for Conscious Living & Dying completes one year in operationNestled in a 6-acre swath of the Swannanoa Valley in Appalachian North Carolina, the Center for Conscious Living & Dying (CCLD) offers something invaluable for free: community. Powered by nearly […]
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A Chance To Make Memories
After the roller coaster of emotions slows down, there is time to decide how you want to be rememberedIt could be argued that there is no upside to learning that you have a terminal illness. Coming face to face with your own mortality is terrifying and disorienting. And […]
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Canada’s Medical Aid in Dying: “I cannot get through a day. It’s physical torture.”
Paula Ritchie’s choice of medical aid in dying to end her life illustrates both sides of the moral and legislative debateThe New York Times recently published the profile of Paula Ritchie, a Canadian woman who elected to take part in the country’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) program. Her […]
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