The New York Times: Earlier this week, I mentioned two of the more absorbing blogs I’ve come across recently, other corners of the online world where people are talking about aging and caregiving and the final…

Public Insight Network: There’s this idea of the “perfect death.” It usually involves living to a ripe old age without experiencing cognitive or physical impairment. Then one day, preferably immediately after engaging in a favorite activity,…

Health Intel: The Conversation Project is based around a “Starter Kit” which gives a simple framework to think through, and then talk through, your wishes for future care. It also includes stories that help get the…

Johns Hopkins Medicine Bulletin: Most of the people I know are planners: Planning where and when to bring their children into the world, what to eat, what to wear, what movie to see, what car…

American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys: While 60 percent of people indicate making sure their family is not burdened by tough decisions is “extremely important,” 56 percent have not communicated their end-of-life wishes. According to this 2012 survey…

The Republican Journal: Longtime columnist Ellen Goodman says of her mother, “We talked about everything except one thing: how she wanted to live at the end of her life … In my mom’s last years…