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How Death Doulas Ease the Final Transition

By Cynthia Greenlee — 2019

End-of-life caregiving is an ancient practice that’s now re-emerging in the death positivity movement, which urges a shift in thinking about death as natural and not traumatic.

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No Risky Chances: The Conversation that Matters Most.

I learned about a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasn’t one of them. Although I was given a dry, leathery corpse to dissect in anatomy class in my first term, our textbooks contained almost nothing about aging or frailty or dying.

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Atul Gawande
2014
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The Geography of Sorrow

"But now we’re asked — and sometimes forced — to carry grief as a solitary burden. And the psyche knows we are not capable of handling grief in isolation." - Francis Weller

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Tim McKee, Francis Weller
2015
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Just-Like-That Mind: A Great Zen Teacher on Navigating Loss and Grief

The mismatch between the knowledge and the longing is perhaps the most anguishing of all human experiences.

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Maria Popova
2016
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End-Of-Life Hospice Care Underused

Too few Americans entering life's final phase are availing themselves of high-quality hospice care, despite the fact that Medicare covers the expense, experts say.

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E.J. Mundell
2008
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The Story of Death Is the Story of Women

…and they want to bring back “The Good Death.”

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Sarah Chavez
2019
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Death Cafes and Coffin Clubs

Death comes out of the shadows.

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Marilyn Mendoza
2019
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What Are the Signs that Someone Is Close to Death?

If a person or loved one is elderly or has a terminal illness, knowing death may be near is often difficult to deal with or comprehend. Understanding what to expect may make things a little easier.

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Lana Burgess
2020
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Dabda: The 5 Stages of Coping with Death

The five stages of coping with dying (DABDA), were first described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her classic book, "On Death and Dying," in 1969.

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Angela Morrow
2020
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Signs of Approaching Death

This is a general picture. Individual experiences are unique and influenced by many factors, such as the particular illness and the types of medications being taken, but there are some physical changes that are fairly common.

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HospiceFoundation.org
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A Guide to Understanding End-Of-Life Signs & Symptoms

Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care created guidelines to help family caregivers better understand the physical changes of the end-of-life process, as well as the emotional and spiritual end-of-life changes taking place.

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Crossroads Hospice
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