Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson was reported dead at age 30 yesterday, a news story that gained traction because the socialite had recentl...
I can't stop thinking about all the ways that the (semi) permanence of technology interacts with the (relative) impermanence of the human form.
Deborah Howell didn't just break through glass ceilings as an editor, she brought home Pulitzer Prizes by the handful. Deborah excelled at everything she did. Her life provided good material for many admiring obits.
I co-sponsored the funeral rights bill for a constituent whose partner's body went unclaimed for nearly a month. Then our governor's fear of the "gay death-style" landed his mug on Colbert.
A F**k-it list is an easy way to assess where you are at this point in your life. Plus I promise a sense of relief and release comes from letting yourself off the hook. Permanently. Publicly.
We hide behind words because the reality can be too painful. We try to soften the edges with euphemisms or oblique references. I will never say "pull the plug" again.
All you have to do is make a conscious decision to slow down long enough -- not so easy this time of year, I admit -- to simply talk with your children about the grandparents they no longer have in their lives.
At a time of debate around "death panels", Anna Deavere Smith brings to life a rich, diverse range of perspectives on how we live and die in America today.
Last week, the world lost legendary nonagenarian Christian leader and educator, Dr. Oral Roberts, who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the...
There's bound to be speculation about the cause of Murphy's death. Initial reports cite cardiac arrest, the same cause that was attributed to Michael Jackson's death this summer.
The world had to know of this, the greatest untold love story in history. It had to be made into a movie for Hollywood. The world had to know The Young Victoria.
Two days ago I stumbled onto the Twitter account of a friend of a friend, and was surprised to see that her last Tweet (posted 45 minutes before I got...
Less than half of all mothers and fathers who have taken the Parentless Parents survey say they use the holidays to talk about their parents who have died. Why so few?
Most of the "new" music I've gotten into this year is actually old music that's never been heard before, dredged up from the vaults just in time to make a buck before recorded music ceases to have any monetary value whatsoever.
Religious fervor has dwindled of late because religions have failed to keep pace with human knowledge. For faith to thrive, our concepts of God must adapt to our evolving scientific knowledge.
Many of you reading this will have experienced something similar or know of someone who has. The question is how can you get through the turmoil of losing a baby and turn it in to a healing experience?
R U OK? is an Australian national suicide prevention effort that seeks to reduce the rate of suicide by breaking the isolation and helplessness that characterizes people at risk to take their lives.
Once someone you love commits suicide, you become a suicide survivor. That is what you are called. If someone you love dies of natural causes, you are not called a survivor. Suicide is different.
There is no pain greater than the loss of a child. Parents who have suffered such a tragedy say that they never get over it; at best, they get through...
'Tis the Season to be Jolly, right? I see reminders everywhere that I should be happy! But what happens if the month of December serves not only to remind you of all things Merry -- but of all the people you've lost?
When we prosper and grow and the situations of our lives flow, when the going is good and the living is easy, it seems only natural to be thankful. But what about all those times when nothing seems to budge?
