I went to nursing school in my late forties specifically to become a hospice nurse. I was caring for a friend of mine who was dying and...

I visited a patient once who had just become bedridden and had started sleeping in a hospital bed, which was in the living room. She was...

There are moments when I can cry out loud But most of the time I keep it in It’s easier this way, at least for me But tears have a way of...

I received a really good question: "Do hospice facilities you work with limit the number of visitors to a room? Just wondering. I didn’t...

I had a moment today Or should I say… another When I realized you were not here And you will be gone forever I never thought there would...

If I could hug your heart I’ll tell you what I’d do I would squeeze it just enough To take the pain from you I’d put it in a jar And...

A few weeks ago, a woman reached out to me from South Africa, asking if I could be her end-of-life doula. We spoke over ZOOM about thirty...

When I walked into his room, I knew this was going to be the day that he would let go. I took his hand, like I had every day for the past...

I recently watched the Netflix series “From Scratch,” which is based on the book by Tembi Locke. As you move through your life after a...

My memory, and my heart, is where you are stored I don’t think I could handle it if I couldn’t go there any more I am not sure what I...

When I returned to work after my brother died, I went to see my first patient. I walked into the room of a young man who was dying, and...

While waiting in the airport recently, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between two younger women, strangers initially but...

"If I knew then what I know now I would have done things differently." This is something I have said many times over the years. I had the...

When I first met him, I immediately noticed his eyes… there was a twinkle, a reminder that despite his confusion, and despite the...

When I was a little girl, I remember watching my mother at her sewing machine making beautiful wedding dresses for other people and I...

If you asked me how I was doing I’ll tell you what I would say Grief is really messy And it changes from day to day Some days I am...

Oh how I do love a good "What Would Gabby Say?" question... This one was really really good!! Dear Gabby... What has death taught you?...

One of the hardest things to do after someone dies is cleaning out their closets and drawers. Some people leave it for weeks or months...

Many times, while working in end-of-life care, I have felt like I was almost obligated to reassure people that this work is not hard, and...

What if we did things differently What if we didn’t waste so much time What a difference it could make in your life What a difference it...