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Terminal Sedation at the End of Life: When a person is dying, sedation is sometimes the only way to ease unbearable suffering -
National Donate Life Month Reminds Us To Give: Organ donors can help provide a form of life after death -
How Dare You Die Now!: Acknowledging the anger or pain of an earlier-than-expected death
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Tag Archives: End-of-Life Issues
Zoroastrian Towers of Silence
The Zoroastrian exposure burial that predates the Tibetan sky burial
The tradition of sky burials, in which a human corpse is brought to a mountaintop to decompose by exposure to the elements and carrion birds, is practiced in Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Bhutan and parts of India. The Tibetan sky burial … Continue reading
”Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues” by Laura Larsen, RN
A guide to talking about death, dying and end-of-life issues
Facing The Final Mystery is by no means a book you read in a few sittings — nor does it simply live on your bookshelf. Larsen’s book is more of a consulting manual, especially regarding problems that are unique to … Continue reading
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Tagged Books on death and dying, Death and Dying, End-of-life care, End-of-Life Issues, End-of-Life Planning, Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Laura Larsen, Literature about Death, Planning for Death, talking about death, terminal illness
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What is a Death Cafe? An Interview with Jon Underwood, Part II
The idea of talking about death openly and comfortably
Last week we talked with Jon Underwood, the founder of Death Cafe. Based on the sociological studies of the Swiss Bernard Crettaz, the goal of Death Cafe is to create a safe environment where people can engage in conversation about … Continue reading
