Category Archives: Something Special

For almost two months, the vast majority of the United States has been under some kind of stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. More than 68,000 Americans have died, and while numbers have appeared to stabilize in some … Continue reading →

Humans are an innovative species. When presented with a problem, we adapt. For example, when the sheer numbers of dead bodies during the Civil War overwhelmed the living, humans invented embalming, and the funeral industry was born.  A century and … Continue reading →

These days, the world is coping with an unprecedented amount of loss. Many of us have lost loved ones — some to the pandemic, some to causes unrelated to COVID-19. Others have lost their jobs and their livelihoods, forced to … Continue reading →

As the global pandemic of COVID-19 wears on into its third month, deaths from the virus continue to climb. On April 1, 2020, the novel coronavirus killed over 1,000 Americans in a single day, and those numbers are expected to … Continue reading →

It will take some time for us to see the extent of the mental health repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic on the general public. In less than three months, the spread of COVID-19 has created a global, political and public … Continue reading →

Even with excellent care, hospice patients often struggle with fear and uncertainty when approaching the end of life. For veteran hospice patients, this fear can be exacerbated by the trauma of war. It can be difficult to envision a peaceful … Continue reading →