A doctor’s perspective on a good death
USA – I was working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a medical resident when I learned that my 89-year-old
USA – I was working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a medical resident when I learned that my 89-year-old
My sister was the one to care about clothes. After she died, I began to notice how little we do to signal our grief.
My father spent 10 days dying. He was 84 and he had lost his wife – my mother, whom he adored, and without whom he
The passing of a beloved relative makes us face one of the hardest challenges of parenthood: explaining the concept of
UK – Women make up 11 million of the 13 million bereaved spouses in the US, forced to cope with major life decisions when they
When my previous partner died about a few years ago it catapulted me forward in every way imaginable. You don’t need that kind
When my daughter high-fived me at her grandfather’s funeral, I knew everything was going to be okay. While my mother
‘Why do I light candles?” says Barbara. “I didn’t light them because you were coming. I light candles all the time, because when I
In July, I made my annual pilgrimage to Kottayam in the southern Indian state of Kerala to see my ageing grandparents.