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Composting Bodies Is Now Legal in a Dozen States:
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“Hand to Earth” by Andy Goldsworthy:
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Trans Remembrance Project Provides a Community of Grieving:
Online shrine offers commiseration, resources and hope around the world
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Tag Archives: End-of-life care
What Is a Palliative Care Nurse? An Interview with Judith Redwing Keyssar
Palliative care specialist opens up about health care, consultation, and end-of-life
Judith Redwing Keyssar is the Director of the Palliative Care Program at Seniors at Home, a program of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Her book, Last Acts of Kindness (2010), is a collection of her experiences being a … Continue reading
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Tagged End-of-life care, Hospice, Hospital Care, Hospitals, Palliative Care
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“With the End in Mind” by Kathryn Mannix
A doctor's collection of end-of-life stories manifests the gift of palliative care
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” has been a perennial New York Times bestseller for the past 25 years, educating parents-to-be about pregnancy and birth. But no widely read book has yet to prepare us for what to expect when … Continue reading
The Bloom Project Delivers Joy at the End of Life
A cadre of volunteers supplies repurposed flowers to people in hospice
A room where someone is dying can be a sad place. Often, someone at the end of life does not get outside. Sometimes a person cannot move from the bed. So it is a true gift of love — and … Continue reading