By Debbie Swanson for Next Avenue When a friend or family member is knee-deep in caring for a loved one, a common gesture is to drop off a casserole, or…
What Hospice Does and Doesn’t Do
By John F. Wasik for Next Avenue Part of the Living to the End of Life Special Report, a special report for The John A. Hartford Foundation. More than once…
The Gift of Making a Video Biography
By Debbie Musser for Next Avenue Seymour and Angel Newman light up as they talk about their daughters, Shoshana and Raphaela. “The best thing that ever happened to my life…
Heart & Soul Hospice of Wichita honored for achievements
Heart & Soul Hospice of Wichita received a certificate of recognition from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America for reaching goals in fiscal year 2018, covering the months of July 1, 2017,…
Heart & Soul Hospice of Farmington honored for achievements
Heart & Soul Hospice of Farmington received a certificate of recognition from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America for reaching goals in fiscal year 2018, covering the months of July 1, 2017,…
The Second Year After a Loved One’s Death
By Jackson Rainer for Next Avenue For more than 25 years, I served as a psychology professor and researched grief and bereavement. I consulted and taught individuals, couples and families…
Anxiety Is Another Stage of Grief
By Claire Bidwell Smith for Next Avenue What is anxiety? Where does it come from, and how can you gain control over it? And why is it so frequently spurred…
Winning and Losing
By Greg Schmidt, hospice chaplain Both the NCAA and professional football seasons are steamrolling toward their respective championships. I am a never-say-die fan of the Oklahoma Sooners and the Dallas…
When Your Partner Is Dying, What Do You Say?
By Jane Duncan Rogers for Next Avenue My husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. We managed to focus on the positive side of things (the doctors said that if…
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Aging Parents
By Catherine Hodder for Next Avenue (This article is an excerpt from Estate Planning for the Sandwich Generation: How to Help Your Parents and Protect Your Kids by Catherine Hodder.)…