Building up your ‘mortality muscles’
AUSTRALIA – The first ‘Festival of Death and Dying’ took place in Sydney with a goal of improving ‘death literacy’.
AUSTRALIA – The first ‘Festival of Death and Dying’ took place in Sydney with a goal of improving ‘death literacy’.
UK – Hospitals should allow dying patients a tot of whiskey to ease their final days, a leading doctor has said,
USA – I was working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a medical resident when I learned that my 89-year-old
UK – Inquiry into end-of-life care finds some doctors carry on giving treatment to dying patients because of pressure
UK – The death doulas: they are not medical experts, but they work alongside NHS staff in hospices or the community
My father spent 10 days dying. He was 84 and he had lost his wife – my mother, whom he adored, and without whom he
Mezzo soprano Sonya Grimes explains what it’s like to help a family create a special funeral service with their
Rebecca Lloyd is Compassionate Communities project worker for Milford Care Centre in Limerick
For over 20 years , hospice nurse Maggie Callanan has tended to the terminally ill and been a cornerstone of support for their loved ones. Here is the guide we all need to understand the special needs of the dying and those who care for them. From supporting a husband or wife faced with