LONG BEACH, Wash. -- As Charles Ostrander flailed in the turbulent waves of the Pacific, it was another 12-year-old who put her life on the line to sa...
If I had been more present with Kenny I would have listened to him talk about how he felt about not making it. I would have opened my mind and heart to hear him and hold him while he talked.
Last week the Dartmouth Atlas Project released startling information about how many Americans with end-stage cancer die in intensive care units and ac...
I have always believed that computer technology could be brought to the ICU and make a big difference in the ability of patients who suddenly found themselves unable to speak.
Death can be infused with love and caring; and for the most part, peace can come, and in a strange way, gratitude for the opportunity to celebrate a full life.