Going out in style: Digital legacies and being with your pets after you die
Irish Times technology journalist Karlin Lillington shares her choice of funeral music, how funerals can really differ
Irish Times technology journalist Karlin Lillington shares her choice of funeral music, how funerals can really differ
USA – It always seems to take us by surprise when a human body throws off its mortal coil. And in the wake of death, families
USA – Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday giving terminally ill Californians the right to be prescribed a lethal dose of
When my previous partner died about a few years ago it catapulted me forward in every way imaginable. You don’t need that kind
From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well. Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone. Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked,
USA – Many people dream of travelling to the moon, but if all else fails, they can now be laid to rest there. Celestial funeral firm
USA – In the U.S. health-care system, it’s often unclear who should talk to patients about end-of-life care options.
USA – A grieving widower has fulfilled a promise he made to his dying wife by planting sunflowers along a 7km stretch of a
USA – Laura Fry only knew the first man she helped die as “dad.” The 72-year-old man’s lungs and bones were riddled with
A doctor on the front lines of hospital care illuminates one of the most important and controversial social issues of our time. Though the vast majority of Americans would prefer to die at home—which hospice care provides—many of us spend our last days fearful