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What My Dad’s Death Taught Me About Dying

What My Dad’s Death Taught Me About Dying

End of Life

Three years ago, my father and I rode horses together for miles and miles of trails at a Florida state park. Two weeks after that, the world shut down and two years later, he died. His dying was my first very close-up experience with serious illness and death. If...
4 Tips for Talking to Your Parents About Death

4 Tips for Talking to Your Parents About Death

End of Life

Previously I wrote a blog about how important it is to prepare for end-of-life decisions you might have to make on behalf of your parents. I wrote about advance directives, and having important conversations with doctors and family. I culled so much good advice from...
Your Parent’s Death: Facing Fear and Finding Meaning

Your Parent’s Death: Facing Fear and Finding Meaning

End of Life

In my next life, I want to come back as Dr. Kathy Selvaggi, the palliative care doctor who appears in a new Frontline documentary series about how our health-care system handles end-of-life care. I think we should all idolize clinicians who escort people to and from...