May 25, 2018
Is Grandma Still Part of Our Family?
This is the earnest question I heard from a 5-year old girl to her mother as they left the church after the funeral. Brave of this mother to bring her…
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May 2, 2018
Mostly Dead
In The Princess Bride, the hero Wesley appears to have succumb to torture and has…
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April 26, 2018
Rocket Science
I loved this carton as a kid. The clearly crooked rocket that would probably…
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April 11, 2018
Agitated Delirium in the Last Days of Life
We only die once. We only have one time to get it right. Working on…
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March 26, 2018
Seismic Tremors lead to Earthquake?
The recent New Yorker article entitled “The Death Debate”, a review of the case of…
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March 15, 2018
Pathways to Palliative Care….Harri Brackett, RN, MS, CNS, ACHPN
The CUPallCARE blog is starting a new series called "Pathways to Palliative Care". We have…
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March 6, 2018
Talking about spirituality doesn’t have to be difficult
Every aspect of the person is affected by serious and life-limiting illness. This is also…
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February 21, 2018
PA Hospice Bill # 1284. It’s about time!
Beginning on January 1, 2019, Physician Assistants can begin billing for their services and join hospice providers to care for our dying. In the early morning hours of February 9,…
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February 13, 2018
Coloring Outside the Lines
I have been struggling to put in words what is most important to teach in…
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February 6, 2018
What to Say When Someone is Dying
Jill Smolowe wrote a compelling article in Next Avenue, a health awareness online resource in…
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