In Autumn's Cocoon

Over the years I have watched when people lose someone close and then their hearts start to shut down. The pain of grief is so deep that...

Back in 2014, when I was working full time in hospice, a colleague of mine who is a palliative care social worker started talking about...

Time and again I have heard people say; “No one wants to talk about death”. Lately, I have questioned whether that is true? Really true....

I was recently invited to discuss the theme of the mystery of death on Let's Reimagine's weekly "Dose of Togetherness"...

In general, unless it is safe to do so, men don’t easily reveal their vulnerabilities in group settings. Dependency on others is tested..

I have wanted to write a blog about the power of touch when supporting someone who is dying for a while now.

It was not the first time I heard someone share this truth. How surprisingly intimate a time it can be when companioning a loved one.

At present a number of my very close friends are dealing with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Some of them are closer to...

My hospice experience began when I was in my early thirties and married. On a weekly basis I would visit patients as a volunteer on the palliative unit in our local hospital. Prior to taking on this role I had never seen the physical changes in a body as someone neared death nor had I been with someone at the moment they took their last breath. I was both curious and afraid of what my initial response to such an event might be. Would I be strong enough in support for both

It had been weeks on a roller coaster of pain and exhaustion for Gordon (my husband). His spine was beginning to crumble from the...