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Code red in Texas: rescuer going to hospice

A longtime Texas rescuer is critical and dying. She has spent her life caring for dogs no one else wanted. Entering hospice care, this woman with a...
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A love letter to my ailing mother

A heartfelt, personal account of the relationship between a daughter and her mother:By Patty Laventure Jenkins Dearest Mom,It will be a year ago...
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Harmon Killebrew tips his cap to his toughest opponent

For Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, he is facing a pitcher that refuses to give in. Unfortunately, this pitcher is not on the mound only once every...
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Therapy dogs provide comfort and affection

A therapy dog is a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, Hospice, people...
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Laughter is the key to healing

Welcome to Kala’s Quick Five, where I chat with fascinating authors, artists, teachers and researchers and ask them five questions about...
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Required reading from the New Yorker

Making decisions on when medical treatment focuses on enhancing life versus beating disease Photo by: Nicemonkey/Photoxpress Ever since publication...
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'Visions, Trips, & Crowded Rooms': Five common deathbed experiences -- from David Kessler (video)

David Kessler, the well respected expert on death, grief, and hospice -- also previousco-author with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross --published a new...
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A good dying: Ulla Mentzel and her poetry assists Rajita (Dr. Judith Cornell) and others -- video

My friend and artistJane Hendrickson washonored to participate in the final passage ofher mentor and friend, Rajita Savanada, orJudith Cornell,...
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Last Acts: Palliative care physician explores what people do with their precious time left (video)

In Last Acts: Discovering Possibility and Opportunity at the End of Life(Simon & Schuster, Jan., 2010)Dr. David Casarett exploresa topic any...
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Wisdom from the 17th Annual Teleconference sponsored by the Hospice Foundation of America (video)

Last week I met a gentleman on our hospice -- a doctor, actually -- who made an interesting comment to me. I introduced myself as the spiritual...
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