Jennifer Rodgers Created Artistic Maps as She Walked Through Her Grief

In the wake of her father’s death, the artist began creating artistic maps

Because of my years of hospice experience, I have no fear of dying. And I want to believe I will know when it’s time to let go. But do we ever really know how we will respond? Can we really be prepared to face our own death?

We often talk around death in the guise of preparing for it. We intellectualize it, philosophize it, spiritualize it and complete our legal forms. What other choice do we have until we are really facing death?

Nothing is real until it is experienced. So what initially seemed like easy black and white answers suddenly reveals many shades of gray, often surprising us. Facing our own death is a dynamic process, resulting in changes along a continuum. Our goals and definition of quality of life can take new forms.

They didn’t know they were dying. They didn’t know they had choices

You as a consumer must be willing to ask the difficult and necessary questions. We as healthcare providers must make sure we answer those questions honestly and compassionately. If you need help, go to my website, Pathways, to download lists of questions for you, your doctor and your family to consider. It is your right and your responsibility to ask.

May We Suggest:

The Modern Mourner

Cherish those you Love; Remember those you’ve Lost.

The Afterlife Euthanasia Device

by Dunne & Raby

Ghost Urn

by Anna Marinenko