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Lifting From Others the Burden of Your Own DeathGiving your loved ones guidance on what to do as you approach...
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Documents You Need When You Need ThemA smartphone app helps keep all your important documents in one place.
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Honoring a Father’s Last Wish: To Die at HomeMaureen Stefanides wanted to fulfill her father’s request.
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When It’s the Doctor Who Can’t Let GoSometimes it’s doctors, not families, who can’t let a patient go.
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When Medicine is FutileDoctors need to be able to say “no” when treatment won’t help.
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Caring For the Dead: A Normal Part of LifeA home funeral provides precious, personal time.
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What It Means to “Hold Space for People”In this blog post, Heather Plett offers advice about how to support others.
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Honoring Choices Pacific NorthwestInformation on terminology and medical interventions. Other resources for planning.
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The Conversation ProjectA starter kit for advance care directives.
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5 Wishes – Aging with DignityResources for developing a living will and planning care at the end-of-life.
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Death WiseResources for starting the conversation about advance care planning.
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National Healthcare DecisionsNational project to encourage the completion of advance directives, including resources.
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National Hospice and Palliative Care OrganizationExploring the varied roles of palliative care and hospice care.
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Stanford Palliative Care Training PortalEducational materials about palliative and end-of-life care. Primarily for clinicians...
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How to Save Money at the HospitalGoing to the hospital can be scary—but medical bills can be...
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Diagnois DecorderThe Diagnosis Decoder™ helps you generate specific questions for your doctor...
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At the End of Life, a Way to Go GentleA NYT review of Jessica Nutik Zitter's book, Extreme Measures...
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Is It Better to Die in America or in England?End of Life care in America has still has room to improve...
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The Patients Were Saved. That’s Why the Families Are SuingSometimes end-of-life choices are not honored.
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What Do Caregivers Need Most?Caregivers need a break and they need support.
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Funeral and Burial Rites are ChangingEarth or Fire, Casket or Shroud? Funeral and Burial Rites are Changing.
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A Guide to Burial and Funeral AlternativesGreen burials, cremation, funeral pyres and family preparation of a body.
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Palliative Care: What is It?If you’re confused about what Palliative Care means, this blog post might...
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Palliative Care Important for Prison Population TooWith an aging prison population, end-of-life care for inmates is becoming more prominent
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How to Tell Someone You’re Terminally IllGive people a chance to help. Sometimes a text is O.K.
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16 Things I Would Want If I Got DementiaA heartfelt wish list from a dementia care worker.
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Fraying at the Edges; A Life Changing DiagnosisA withered person with a scrambled mind, memories sealed away: the familiar...
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10 things to know about palliative care in Whatcom CountyA short article from the Bellingham Herald that describes palliative care and some...
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Complementary Care ModalitiesThis site offers a short description of some of the most commonly used...
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Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You’re Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious IllnessThis bulletin from the National Institute of Nursing Research outlines the benefits of...
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Building an Alzheimer's resistant brainAlzheimer's doesn't have to be your brain's destiny. In this TED talk neuroscientist...
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Alternative burial practices: Would you compost your body?This Terrestrial podcast examines our burial practices from an environmental perspective, because that’s...
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Handbook for Washington Seniors: Legal Rights and ResourcesThis handbook provides significant legal information and advice about topics such as Health...
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Exercise & Parkinson'sReport on a study of the impact of Intense treadmill exercise on the...
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Waiting too long to use hospice care can make suffering at end-of-life worseMany people who are near the end of life wait too long to...
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How Do I Know that Palliative Care is Right for Me?This article answers some of the most frequently asked questions about palliative care.
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What is Palliative Care?This short video from Health Matters explains how palliative care teams work to...
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Long distance caregivingWhen a loved one in another state is ill, virtually attending appointments is...
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Dementia Planning - Dr. Barak GasterIn this KUOW sponsored lecture, Dr. Barak Gaster talks about dementia, end of...
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Sparking Conversations and Caring for Dementia & Alzheimer’s DiseaseLinks to 12 articles about articles being published about caring for those with...
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New Yorker: The Comforting Fictions of Dementia CareMany facilities are using nostalgic environments as a means of soothing the misery,...
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Green Burials: At the End of Life, Thinking Outside the CoffinA lighthearted graphic explanation of how green burials differ from other traditional methods.
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Sorting out the financial mess left after a deathA partner’s or spouse’s death is one of the most emotionally wrenching events...
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How to Pay for a Loved One’s Memory Care and Manage Their FinancesMemory care is a specific type of long-term care geared toward those with...
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Home FuneralsHome-funeral guides believe that families can benefit from tending to — and spending...
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