The Association for Patient Experience: The Conversation Project, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and launched and co-founded by journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman, grew out of Goodman’s experience with her mother’s death. “My mother…
Itineraries: Once or twice when we heard about a relative or friend who was comatose or on a feeding tube, she would say, “If I’m like that, pull the plug.” But, of course, when the…
ReAge: Hebrew SeniorLife spoke with Ellen Goodman on Friday, September 14 about her involvement in our upcoming College of Retirement Living event “You & Your Aging Parents: A Lifelong Approach to Health, Wellness & Care” and…
ABCNEWS.COM – ABC’s Lana Zak spoke with Dr. Atul Gawande about having “the conversation” about end of life issues. To watch the entire segment, click here: The Conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande.
HealthCentral: Have you had “The Conversation”? Nope, I don’t mean the one about the birds and the bees. This particular conversation is about the other end of the spectrum – dying. That conversation is hard…
O Magazine: No one wants to bring up dying, but talking with your loved ones about the final stage—theirs and your own—is essential. In this interview Ellen Goodman discusses her own experiences with end-of life-care…