By Karen Wyatt, MD As a hospice medical director I’ve been to a lot of funerals, but only one of them has been labeled “perfect” in my memory. Over the years I have made it a practice to attend the memorial services for as many patients as my schedule will allow, usually to show my […]

Pat Stocks, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in bed July 1, 2015. It is believed it was caused from carrying her oxygen tank up the long flight of stairs to her bedroom that made her heart give out. She left behind a hell of a lot of stuff to her daughter and sons […]

Todays guest post is written by Chaplain Beryl Schewe You may have heard the statistic: More people are afraid of public speaking than dying. But how about when we combine the two, speaking about dying to those near death? From my experience, the idea of speaking to those near death conjures dread. We don’t know […]

Today’s guest post is written by Katharine Gates: It’s my 12th day in a row here at the funeral home. Another day in a dark place surrounded by suits and the vacant stares of burnt out morticians. We serve our families to the best of our ability. Always saying yes we can do that for […]

I struggle with believing in the existence of heaven, mainly because it seems to be a projection of all my desires. It’s a place of goodness and beauty where tears are wiped away; where family and friends dwell together for eternity. Sounds nice. Sounds like an ideal world that exists solely for the solace of […]