Tag Archives: Death and Dying

What Is The Advance Directive For Dementia?

An interview with Dr. Barak Gaster, a University of Washington professor of medicine and primary care physician, Part One

Dr. Barak Gaster is a primary care physician and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington who has developed an advance care directive for dementia. Through his work, he realized that dementia is one of the most difficult … Continue reading

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Stevie Ray’s “The Life And Death Comedy Show” Gets People Talking

Comedian uses humor to break the ice around conversations about death and dying

“We’re not going to make fun of death, we’re just going to make fun of how silly it is that nobody in America talks about the only inevitable thing out there, besides taxes,” Stevie Ray, a comedian based in the … Continue reading

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“What to Do When I’m Gone: A Mother’s Wisdom to Her Daughter” by Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman

A mother-daughter team collaborate to help daughters get through life after their mothers die

Can a book about death be laugh-out-loud funny?  Can an instruction manual on what to do when you lose your mother be quirky and charming, witty and wise, painful and poignant? You bet. Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman’s book, “What … Continue reading

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Free Online Heart Age Test Determines Cardiovascular Age

A new online calculator developed by UK health organizations assesses cardiovascular age compared to chronological age

The Heart Age Test is an online heart age calculator created by UK health organizations for users to assess how their cardiovascular heath aligns with their chronological age. To check their risk of heart attack or stroke, users answer 16 questions … Continue reading

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“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.”

- Robert Browning

 

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“To you who have never died I say: Welcome to the world!”

- Clive Barker
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