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When Is the Right Time for Hospice Care?

By John F. Wasik — 2018

Hospice is less about what we think modern medicine should do and more about finding a small sense of serenity in one’s final moments.

Read on www.forbes.com

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Dying Alone: Kodokushi, Japan’s Epidemic of Isolation Through the Eyes of a ‘Lonely Death’ Cleaner

Lonely deaths, or kodokoshi, are on the rise in Japan. Thousands of elderly people die in their homes without anyone knowing. Sometimes corpses remain undiscovered for weeks or even months, so companies devoted to cleaning up the homes of the dead are increasingly in demand.

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2019
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Perspectives on Death: Crash Course Philosophy #17

Today we are talking about death, looking at philosophical approaches from Socrates, Epicurus, and Zhuangzi. We will consider whether it’s logical to fear your own death, or the deaths of your loved ones. Hank also discusses Thomas Nagel, death, and Fear of Missing Out.

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2016
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I See Dead People: Dreams and Visions of the Dying | Dr. Christopher Kerr | TEDxBuffalo

Dr. Christopher W. Kerr is the Chief Medical Officer at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, where he has worked since 1999.

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2015
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Death Is the Fullness of Being

Listen as Cynthia Bourgeault, author of "The Wisdom Jesus" and "The Meaning of Mary Magdalene," and Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member, explains how death is not a thing to be feared.

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Cynthia Bourgeault
2020
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The Mystery of Death: Awakening to Eternal Life

What precisely happens at the time of death is a question that theologians have struggled over for centuries but have never answered satisfactorily.

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Ladislaus Boros, Cynthia Bourgeault (introduction)
2020
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Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying

We all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us―and we are all dying.

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Ram Dass, Mirabai Bush
2018
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How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter (New Edition)

A runaway bestseller and National Book Award winner, Sherwin Nuland’s How We Die has become the definitive text on perhaps the single most universal human concern: death.

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Sherwin B. Nuland
1995
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Mindfully Facing Disease and Death: Compassionate Advice from Early Buddhist Texts

This book provides a practical guide for those facing disease and death by helping them to access the ageless wisdom of the Buddha’s teaching. Disease and death are undeniably integral parts of human life. Yet when they manifest we are easily caught unprepared.

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Bhikkhu Analayo
2017
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Departing with Dignity: A Hospice Guide to Symptom Management for Patients, Families and Caregivers

Facing the prospect of losing a loved one is agonizing. Feeling that you are facing this situation alone and not knowing what to expect can be terrifying. Hospice is here to help, not just your loved one, but you and all who will be assisting in their care.

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William R. Nesbitt, James McGregor
2019
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On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families

One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of Dr. Kübler-Ross’s famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr.

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Ira Byock
2014
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