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The Amateur's Guide To Death and Dying; Enhancing the End of Life http://tinyurl.com/bs3vsf2

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How grief takes a physical toll on the body

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How grief takes a physical toll on the body
Grief is more than just an emotional experience. It can affect nearly every system in the body, from the heart to the immune system to sleep patterns.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Her husband wanted to die with dignity.
— A death cafe helped them prepare.

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How a death cafe is helping Mainers prepare for death
Around Maine, people are gathering to talk about the kind of death they want for their loved ones and themselves.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Doctors failed to tell dad-of-seven he was dying

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Countess of Chester Hospital failed to tell man he was dying
William Chapman only found out he had a terminal diagnosis when his GP mentioned it in passing.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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What to Expect From Your Grieving Friend This Holiday Season
— Spoiler alert: Nothing.

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What to Expect From Your Grieving Friend This Holiday Season
The only thing we can count on with grief is that it looks different for everyone. The good news is there are ways to show up in a meaningful way no matter what.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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A dying woman chooses friends over her husband in 'Some Bright Nowhere'

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A dying woman chooses friends over her husband in 'Some Bright Nowhere'
A woman with a terminal diagnosis asks her husband to leave the house in Ann Packer's new novel. Some Bright Nowhere is an absorbing book about end-of-life care and what the living owe the dying.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Six Pillars of Care for Palliative Care Providers with Meina Dubetz RN
— Learn about a training course for professionals entering the palliative care field to prepare them for the emotional and spiritual demands of this work.

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Ep. 530 Six Pillars of Care for Palliative Care Providers with Meina Dubetz RN
Learn about a training course for professionals entering the palliative care field to prepare them for the emotional and spiritual demands of this work. My guest Meina Dubetz is a registered nurse …
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December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death
— Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday

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Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death
Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday
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December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A Therapist Shares 3 Ways To Grieve During The Holidays, When Everyone Expects Happiness
— When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.

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A Therapist Shares 3 Ways To Grieve During The Holidays, When Everyone Expects Happiness
When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Dr. Jane Goodall
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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My dad sent me his estate document before I was ready to face it. I was glad he had when he died unexpectedly months later.

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My dad sent me his estate document before I was ready to face it. I was glad he had when he died unexpectedly months later.
When my dad sent me a document with all important information I cringed because he wasn't even sick. I wish I could thank him for doing so.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa
— Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia.

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Ep. 529 The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower
Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia. My guests for this episode, Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower, are the co-creators of The Dem…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home.
— A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.

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More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How. - KFF Health News
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the onset of the covid pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is teaching people how to provide end-of-life care for relat...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.

"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.

Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Are you prepared to die?
— Death doula on planning a good death

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Are you prepared to die? Death doula on planning a good death
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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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50 years ago today!
— This happened.

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50 years ago today!
This happened. Well that didn’t turn out like I hoped or imagined it would. I wanted to be a priest ever since I was a little boy and I overcame the greatest of odds to achieve my life’…
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November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Musical comfort at the end of your life
— Choir for the dying

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Musical comfort at the end of your life | Brief letters
Brief letters: Choir for the dying | John Crace on Starmer | Storm in a teacup | Paine by name… | Dr Jabalot
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November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Sage advice on aging and dying from a Colorado geriatrician

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Sage advice on aging and dying from a Colorado geriatrician
As Colorado faces a shortage of geriatricians, rural parts of the state are hit especially hard.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Planning a ‘good death’
— Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone

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Planning a ‘good death’: Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone
Are you prepared to die? It's a tough question and it might make you squirm, but death is something you need to think about to set your family up for success once you're gone. Certified death doula Ad...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Grief, death and the doulas who help you through it

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Grief, death and the doulas who help you through it
When a baby is born, there’s the option of a birth doula. Now, more people are seeking death doulas to help them prepare for the end of life with clarity and support.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Hospice Nurse Julie and Steve Burns share a deeply human conversation about dying
— The mashup we didn't know we needed.

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Hospice Nurse Julie and Steve Burns share a deeply human conversation about dying
​The mashup we didn't know we needed.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
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— Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times.

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Ep. 528 Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times. My guest Stephanie Ford is the founder of Life Stories with Steph, a video storytel…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Stiff upper lip no more! Our attitudes to death need to change
— Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander

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Stiff upper lip no more! Our attitudes to death need to change | LBC
Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander
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November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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5 books that teach you how to die well...by living better
— “Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end.”

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5 books that teach you how to die well — by living better
Some books set out to distract you from the world. Others help you look at it differently. These five might change your life.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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It’s time for all of us to embrace hard conversations Marshawn Kneeland’s death sparked
— If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of suicides could be reduced.

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It’s time for all of us to embrace hard conversations Marshawn Kneeland’s death sparked
If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of times we are left shaking our heads over suicide can be reduced.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM