Dealing with Grief

Allow yourself to grieve

Grief can be a hard subject to talk about. No amount of planning can eliminate the grief or loss associated with the death of an elder loved one—and it shouldn’t. Grief is an important part of death, and you need to allow yourself to feel it. It is a healthy and powerful way to show love.

Fulfilling Elders’ Wishes in Their Last Days

Easing the process

Mom and Dad Left Us a Mess!

A common dilemma facing the “Sandwich Generation”

Question: My mother died a few months ago, leaving me completely overwhelmed with the accumulated mess she left behind. Though I tried to offer help on many occasions through the years, she would hear no part of clearing out her stuff. I spend most of my days in tears, resentful that she left me this mess, squeezed between her affairs and my family and job. Do you have any advice for me to handle this daunting task? Can you at least tell others not to do this to their children?

George Washington’s Health and Death

When consensus science is wrong

Death of a Child: Learning from the Travolta Family’s Tragedy

Acknowledge the feelings and experience the pain, but not by yourself

The Good Death

At peace, no regrets, nothing unsaid

What Would You Do If You Knew . . .

A month to live

Aunt Babe Died: What Do I Tell My Mother?