I was thinking recently that grief is like a really foggy day; you go out for a walk, you see the path below your feet, you are moving...

When my sister died several years ago, I didn't get to say goodbye. I didn't get to tell her all the things I wanted her to know. I know...

We talk a lot about physical pain at the end of life. Not all illnesses have pain as a symptom, but physical discomfort is something we...

Several years ago, I was blessed to be at the bedside of an incredibly kind and generous man. Because of him I was gifted a lifetime...

I recently spent time with a patient who was planning to take the end-of-life medications, which is approved in California. It is met...

If we talked about it more openly If we said the words out loud If we pushed aside the fear and the uncertainty Maybe the conversation...

When you work in a field where caring for others is your focus, caring for yourself can be overlooked. I know this from experience. I...

I was thinking about you today … and how you make me feel Wishing you were just a dream … wishing you weren’t real But the truth is that...

You might have heard me talk about this before... When my brother died, the grief I felt was so deep and so painful that it somehow...

One of the things I witness most at the bedside is regret. Regret is big… we can’t help but look back and think of all the things we wish...

I had the honor of sitting with a woman who asked me to be with her in the last few hours of her life. She was the mother of a very dear...

When I first saw this photo, it took me back to a moment I was present for a man who chose to exercise his right to take the End-of-Life...

We don’t wear a cape We don’t have wings We are not angels We are none of those things What we are is human We lead with our heart We...

I received an email with the words, "I am afraid of dying," in the subject line. It was from a woman who was given a few months left to...

Today I sat with a husband who was preparing to say goodbye to his wife... When I asked him what I could do for him, he said "give me...

Awhile back I received a call from a woman who was dying and searching for an end-of-life doula. While I feel confident in the work I do,...

After spending many weeks with a gentleman who was dying, I was honored that he requested me to be there when he took his last breath. I...

I was with a gentleman who needed to be assisted to his chair, he was 72. He was a tall man, very handsome, and had been an avid golfer...

A poem I wrote one morning when grief decided to suddenly invite itself into my sleep... totally unannounced. I woke up early this...

Grief... is so darn messy. Right? I made a promise to myself after my brother died, that when grief decided to come for a visit, I would...