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End of Life

Read the latest End of Life Articles from Next Avenue.

Ramona Latty receiving a visit from granddaughter Nola in hospice, Next Avenue, Alzheimer's

'She Was Invincible Until Alzheimer's'

The story of my mother, a Dominican immigrant, and her steady regression with the disease
November 10, 2020
Entrepreneur Mika Newton with his wife Nuray, his daughter Ava and his mom, Raija

How COVID-19 Is Changing End-of-Life Care

Some hospice agencies have been reluctant to go into homes lately
September 29, 2020
Marc Silver with his mom, Shirley

My Mother's Final Wish: A Rabbi's Visit

Her unexpected request to daven, or pray, brought peace
September 28, 2020
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Doula Wendy Brown talking at a distance to Holli Roseberg at Mt. Olivet Nursing Home in Minneapolis

A Day in the Life of an End-of-Life Doula

Wendy Longacre Brown helps clients find meaning and families find peace
July 31, 2020
Stephany (at right), her mom and her grandma

Granting My Grandmother's Final Wish

Being unable to bury our dead makes it harder to resurrect our memories
June 22, 2020
older person on the computer

Get Proactive and Develop a COVID-19 Care Plan

Dr. Christine Nguyen says being prepared can reduce your pandemic stress
June 12, 2020
woman and man

What Are Grief Dreams?

Common and comforting, dreams about the dead are changing during the pandemic
June 10, 2020
Joanne MacNeal Eldred and Jackson Browne

I Didn't Know Her, But I Mourn Her

During a pandemic, relationships in joy and sorrow find their center on social media
June 8, 2020
Jonas Chaves, who died after contracting COVID-19 in a nursing home

A COVID-19 Nursing Home Death: My Uncle Jonas

His passing is emblematic of the COVID-19 tragedies in long-term care
May 29, 2020
Judith Helfand and her mother, Florence

'I'm Thankful Mom Is Not Here to Live Through This'

For Next Avenue readers, the pandemic provokes sadness for others unable to mourn
May 28, 2020
closeup elder hand writing paper working with ball pen in office desk.

'No Intubation' — For Some, COVID-19 Changed Their Living Will

Severe cases take invasive treatment that many would rather forgo
May 26, 2020
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