Suzanne B. O’Brien here, If we were living in a death denying country before, COVID-19 has certainly changed that. While most people were not openly embracing the conversation of death (although death has had a major rebirth in the last few years) Coronavirus has reminded each and every one of us of the fragility of [...]
In the third installment of Ask a Death Doula, we will be discussing how to have The End Of Life Conversation (what you would like at the end of life) with your family and healthcare proxy and why it is important. A few months ago, I received an email from an elderly woman in upstate [...]
One of the many amazing gifts my end of life patients have taught me is what it means to live a happy, healthy and fulfilling LIFE. This was not what I had expected. It is through the "gift" of learning from them that I have created "Take Charge of Your Health" to share it with [...]
