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Tag Archives: end-of-life
What is the Conversation Project? – An Interview with Martha Hayward
The Conversation Project seeks to share and encourage end-of-life discussion
Martha Hayward is the Lead for Public and Patient Engagement at the Conversation Project, a Boston-based non-profit “dedicated to helping people talk about their end-of-life wishes.” The Conversation Project offers conversation-starters, information resources, and a venue for users around the … Continue reading
Gain Comfort and Solace Through Laughter
Frank & Funny greeting cards give you a unique way to offer your sympathies
A new greeting card line written exclusively by stand-up comedians offers road-tested jokes for all occasions. “Frank & Funny,” created by Seattle comedian David Crowe, even has a few cards that let you laugh out loud at aging, illness, and … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Aging, David Crowe, Death, end-of-life, Greeting card, Illness, Laughter, Loss, Stand-up comedy, Sympathy Cards
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What are some advice for cancer patients? An Interview with Doctor C
How doctors can make a killing keeping end-of-life patients "alive"
This is an interview with an oncologist at a leading cancer treatment center in Tucson, Arizona. We will call him Doctor C. Aurora: What question do you most often receive as an oncologist? Dr. C: “How do you stand it?” … Continue reading
What is a Celebrant? An Interview with Charlotte Eulette and Dorry Bless
A new era of end-of-life ceremonies: how celebrants both embrace and break with tradition
The Celebrant Foundation & Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that trains Life Cycle Celebrants, is changing the way we think about ceremonies. In particular, end-of-life celebrations are transcending the traditional funeral idea, with people opting for the personalized, meaningful ceremonies … Continue reading
How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face the End-of-Life
Would you take magic mushrooms to ease end-of-life anxiety?
A study conducted by psychiatrist Charles Grob, a researcher at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, administered psilocybin — an active component of psychedelic mushrooms — to cancer patients near the end-of-life to see if it could reduce their fear of death. The research, … Continue reading
Taking Control of the End-of-Life
Advance care directives help you express your wishes now so they can be honored when the time comes
In her latest release Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age, Susan Jacoby offers a critique of the “new old age” — the belief that the baby boom generation just beginning to turn 65 can … Continue reading
