Artificial nutrition and hydration is a medical treatment that allows a patient to receive nutrition (food) and hydration (fluids) when...

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Soon Advent will be over. Our watching, waiting, and preparing come to a close. Behold! A Savior is born! Christmas marks the day that...

People react in many different ways to the death of a loved one. Human emotions are complex, and no two people grieve in exactly the same...

Perhaps after some careful thought and deliberation you have decided hospice is best for your loved one. So what now? What should we...

The Sunday closest to October 31st of each year is called All Saints Sunday. This year, All Saints Sunday is on November 6th. On this...

Throughout life we pass many milestones, graduation, marriage, a job promotion, children, and maybe grandchildren. Certainly these...

What if I told you that actively participating in an 8 week mindfulness program could reduce loneliness? Dr. Steve Cole of UCLA, and...

For many people, spirituality and/or association with a particular faith can be quite comforting at the end of life. In my experience as...

Anticipatory grief- the feelings of loss experienced before the physical loss of a loved one. The grief that occurs when someone you...