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Post 76: 10 Children's Books That May Help You Talk About Dying, Death, and Grief

"Can you recommend any books I can read with my kids to help me talk about dying?" is a question I occasionally hear during a palliative...

What Does a Palliative Care Team Do? - Video

"I Google'd palliative care, and I still don't get exactly what you do." Check out this one minute video (Facebook video or Instagram...

Post 75: How Palliative Care Can Change a Life - Sliding Doors Moment #2

A “sliding doors moment” is a seemingly inconsequential moment that ultimately affects the trajectory of future events in a dramatic...

Legacy Video

Does legacy have to be something you physically see, hear, touch, taste, or smell? Check out the latest one minute Real Palliative Care...

Post 74: “Maybe It’s Time to Let Go Of Some Medicines” or Why Your Doctor Might Deprescribe

If we have always equated taking medications with protecting our health – “Take your blood pressure pills. It’ll decrease your risk of...

Expanding to Video!

I'm leaping out of my comfort zone and posting one minute videos on Facebook and Instagram. The videos will contain content similar to...

Post 73: A Personal Note - An Unexpected Connection

Writing this entry is a means of letting out and letting go of one of my frustrations as an advocate. I consider any of us attempting to...

Post 72: A Sense of Purpose - 3 Suggestions for Regaining It When Illness Has Taken It Away

A sense of purpose. Sometimes this may be our primary source of strength, endurance, and resiliency at a time when health issues and...

Post 71: How Palliative Care Can Change a Life - Sliding Doors Moment #1

A “sliding doors moment” is a seemingly inconsequential moment that ultimately affects the trajectory of future events. In this post, I...

Post 70: It's Not Cowardly to Not Want to Know

"I always thought I was brave and a go getter, that I could handle just about anything. But I don't want to know the CT scan results. I...