Dax Cowart died last month at the age of 71. Wow. This is the end of a life that has challenged so many of us in bioethics. His legacy is…
Will really wanted to go home. He had a serious complications from diabetes that had resulted in poor blood flow to his feet and legs and now he had two…
This is the final part in a 5 part series “I am a palliative care social worker….” I am a palliative care social worker who believes intrinsically that there are…
This is part 4 in a 5 part series… Let’s go back up to a critical point. I had pleaded for this hospice evaluation, but was afraid. We had no…
This is part 3 in the series “I am a palliative care social worker….” After we opted against surgery, they very reasonably moved mom from the ICU to receive “comfort…
This is part 2 in the series “I am a palliative care social worker….” While taking input from specialists in this frantic time prior to making the final decision to…
My mom had a catastrophic stroke in December of 2017 – almost five years to the day after a more mild one – that ended her life at the age…
Palliative care professionals works tirelessly to meet the comprehensive needs of those patients and loved ones who are attempting to navigate serious illness. We are laser focused in targeting gaps…
Art Buchwald was a famous newspaper columnist! He even won a Pulitzer Prize, he was funny and he also had end-stage kidney disease. In 2007 he made a decision to…