Knowing the Right Question to Ask BY SUSAN M. MATHEWS, PhD, RN, MSBE The call from the nursing home came at 8 on Wednesday morning. Mom was not getting up for breakfast. Mom was always dressed, with make-up on by 6:30. I told the caller I had a 2-hour drive but was leaving immediately. When […]
LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF Throughout 2018, Life Matters Media and our expert contributors covered a variety of end of life-related issues. Here’s a look back at some of the stories that resonated most with readers and were widely shared on social media. Feeling Lonely Or Alone? Bored Or Empty? by Susan M. Mathews, PhD, RN, MSBE […]
“It’s like going to a good Broadway show. You know it’s going to end and you soak it up as much as you can. Why does it not apply to death and living?” BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org Patient advocate and storyteller Kimberly Paul is living her dream by sharing the gospel of death. “End […]
BY LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF A Salt Lake City hospice catering to the Utah’s homeless hosted a wedding for two residents who fell in love. Ernie Dubose, 61, and Linda Lemieux, 50, found comfort and love at the The INN Between. The couple married June 12 in the hospice’s new facility. They began dating in March. […]
New Netflix Offering Highlights Hospice Care BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org You’ve been dealt a hand of cards. We could wish we had different cards, or we could play a different game, but this is where we are now. That’s what palliative care specialist Dr. Steve Pentilat tells the defiant family of a dying middle-aged […]