By Denise Torcicollo for Next Avenue For the first time, I find myself purchasing a box of sympathy cards. I’ve come to expect news of death. Maybe it’s my age.…
Is End of Life Its Own Stage of Life?
By Lola Butcher for Next Avenue Deborah Carr, professor and chair of the sociology department at Boston University, has spent much of her career studying death and dying. That expertise…
For My Grandchildren: A Letter of Love and Legacy
By Connie Zweig for Next Avenue You own my heart. This love has been a surprise — and the most precious gift of my late life. I was not a…
Understanding the Social Security Rules for Widows and Widowers
By Chris Farrell for Next Avenue During a recent Minnesota Public Radio program I hosted about Social Security, I was surprised at the number of callers with questions and complaints…
When You’re Living With a Terminal Illness
By Randi Mazzella for Next Avenue In 2015, actress Shannen Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer. After completing successful treatment, she was told she was in remission. Then in February of…
Heart & Soul Hospice in Wichita earns advanced certification
Heart and Soul Hospice was recently awarded Level 4 certification from the “We Honor Veterans” program. We Honor Veterans is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization…
Estate Planning Basics You Need to Know
By Richard Eisenberg for Next Avenue I like the way my “Friends Talk Money” podcast co-host Pam Krueger put it when describing estate planning in our new episode about it:…
By the Window
By Barbara Archibald for Next Avenue It’s early morning. The sun has just risen over the bay as I watch from the bedroom window and see him sit down on…
‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ — Elizabeth Berg’s Memoir of a Love Story
By Julie Pfitzinger for Next Avenue Fans of Elizabeth Berg’s novels know the loving care she takes in telling the stories of her characters, detailing the nuances of their lives…
My Almost Other Mother
By Patricia Weiss Levy for Next Avenue Many people have many children. Some have multiple spouses. But most of us only have one mother. And when you lose your mom,…