The palliative nurse told us what our doctor could not. “I think of time in terms of years, months, weeks,” he began pulling his chair close so that his knees almost touched my husbands who…

My husband was not a planner. The first Valentine’s Day we were together he hadn’t ordered flowers ahead of time and was stunned when florists were sold out that day. Ever resourceful, if also a…

Many individuals reach out to us when they hear about our work, asking us what they can do to help bring conversations to their communities, where do they start? We’ve pulled together some of our…

Who should submit? Over the years, we have been moved and inspired by the stories of caregivers and the sacrifices they make to support those who are living with illness. We know that caregivers are…

When I first broached the subject with my parents of how they wanted the last chapters of their lives to go, I had recently offended my mother, and we were on a terrible footing. “Why…

“It’s taking too long,” my grandmother said. “I’m frying bacon as fast as I can,” I replied. She stirred a spoonful of sugar into her coffee cup. “That’s not what I’m talking about.” We locked eyes….