LeadingAge: End-of-life planning is often avoided or delayed by Americans. In the United States, names like Terri Schiavo and Dr. Kevorkian clutter our collective understanding of what to expect at the end of life. And…

iTriage: We’re all going to die. Everybody poops, and everybody dies. And everybody knows it. So why do only a quarter of Americans have advance directives for their end-of-life care in writing? In a survey…

Person-Focused Health Blog: It’s the holiday season. Like most people you are burning the candle at both ends. There is so much to do and so little time. Yes, you did wisely get a flu…

NextAvenue: If you’re going to visit your parents during the holiday season, or your kids are coming to see you, we’d like to suggest a topic of conversation to raise after you’ve updated each other…

WellesleyWeston Magazine: Earlier this year  my 87-year-old stepfather died. He had taken a fall in the middle of the night and fractured his hip…Fortunately, the conversation about Bernie’s wishes regarding the quality of his life…

The Huffington Post: You have introduced the idea of having a family conversation, or a series of conversations, about end-of-life wishes and goals. Mom and Dad are on board, the adult children want to know…