One overlooked question shapes every end-of-life care decision. Answer it early to reduce fear, prevent crisis, and protect your family from regret.

How do you wish to die? It’s an important question that, no matter how scary, should be considered by every person at different stages in their life. But do doctors, those people who tend to see death ...

We rarely give much thought to our own death until it is upon us. Sigmund Freud said that we are incapable of imagining our own death. Even though we know and can imagine someone else's demise, we are ...

What is a “good” death? That’s up to each of us to decide for ourselves, said Anne Rossignol, former director of Mercy Hospice House. Rossignol said it’s a question more people should be asking ...

Surely the world has heard enough of the Baby Boomers, who have dominated the political, cultural and economic landscape for six decades. But a generation that has refused to go quietly into any life ...

Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

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