If you approach the conversation the right way, “it makes us more awake to our lives,” says Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, founder ...

When Melissa Shaw's mother died in December, Shaw was unable to access her bank accounts for 45 days and was shocked by the ...

Providing solace to patients dealing with existential duress can be challenging. A focus on love, friendship, togetherness, ...

Many people feel unprepared for death — and that's natural. While it's hard to prepare for something you've never experienced, planning for death can help ensure you and your loved ones' ...

Town resident and new author Candace King, who writes under the pen name C.J. Shearer, recently self-published her first book ...

Medicare recognizes the importance of end-of-life planning and what you’d like your future care to look like. Its advance care planning benefit is part of your annual wellness appointment ...

Medicare acknowledges end-of-life planning as an important part of your healthcare. It has an “advance care planning” benefit, which a person can include as part of their annual wellness visit.

Emotional and financial considerations range from euthanasia timing, cremation decisions and how to best memorialize a furry ...

How does right-to-die advocacy help families navigate the emotional pain of terminal illness? Imagine a parent facing a ...

The filmmaker Reid Davenport raises thorny questions about how the option of medically assisted death is presented to ...