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Estate Planning: A Gift to Those Left Behind (Interview)
An Interview with author and estate planning attorney Robert Kabacy about his book “About Me”Upon losing his mother two decades ago, Robert Kabacy, an estate attorney practicing in Portland, Oregon, created a resource entitled “About Me” to accompany a traditional estate plan. This easy, straightforward guide and workbook is intended for the reader to capture the practical details of a life (e.g., passwords, bank accounts, etc.) so that all…
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Rectal Cancer Patients See 100% Remission With New Therapy
Clinical trial results astound medical communityHappy tears filled the eyes of 18 rectal cancer patients. They were told their cancer was in complete remission following their participation in an immunotherapy clinical trial. Every single patient who participated was given the same result: no sign of cancer. This is a first in the history of cancer trials that is being heralded…
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“The Lovely Bones”
An out-of-this-world story of murder and bereavement misses the mark in this film“The Lovely Bones” (2009) should have and could have been a good film. Co-written and directed by Peter Jackson, who’s best known for his wildly popular Tolkein adaptations, The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003), it’s based loosely on Alice Sebold’s novel of the same…
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New York State Is Set to Give Away Over 800 ElliQ Robots to Senior Citizens
Perhaps ElliQ is the answer for elderly lonelinessNew York State just invested an undisclosed, but large, amount of money to solve its elderly loneliness epidemic. ElliQ, the newest A.I. from Israeli tech company Intuition Robotics, will offer over 800 New York seniors an opportunity to chat and receive friendly reminders throughout the day.
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Guns Now the Leading Cause of Death in Kids in the US
A recent analysis found that guns have outpaced car crashes in killing U.S. children and young adultsAs heartbreaking images of mass shootings once again sweep the nation — the murders of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, shortly on the heels of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York — a new analysis has found that guns have outpaced car crashes as the leading cause of death…
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Hospice Nurse Julie Goes Viral on Social Media
Posts on end-of-life care educate the public on death and dyingJulie McFadden, aka Hospice Nurse Julie, knows what to expect when someone dies. She has witnessed hundreds of deaths throughout her 5-year career as a hospice nurse in California. McFadden felt compelled to share interesting stories and insights into her job. She posts regularly as Hospice Nurse Julie across several platforms including TikTok, Facebook and…
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“I Will Not Say Goodbye”
A powerful ballad about not wanting to let go of griefIt’s not at all unusual for someone who has lost a loved one to feel that they should “let go” and move on from the loss. But as anyone who has experienced the pain of grief understands, “moving on” isn’t something that happens after someone dies. The people we love are a part of our…
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The San Francisco Funeral Home and Columbarium: A Unique Landmark in the City by the Bay
A look at San Francisco’s ColumbariumAlthough The Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Fisherman’s Wharf may be San Francisco’s most popular landmarks, they’re not necessarily the most elegant or intriguing. The San Francisco Columbarium and Funeral Home sits just north of Golden Gate Park at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Richmond District. A place of inurnment, a columbarium is…
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Hedwich Hooghiemstra’s “A Moment of Quietude” Makes Space for Grief
A Danish artist offers care facility residents space to mourn more than deathHedwich Hooghiemstra is a Danish artist who specializes in architectural design. Through her research in long-term care facilities, she noted that most of these buildings contained what is called a “silent room,” where residents can go to grieve. Hooghiemstra observed that many of these rooms were religion-based and were mainly for people to grieve lost…
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