Death

It’s been about four years since over-the-counter hearing aids were introduced in the United States to make hearing help more accessible and affordable for the millions of adults who suffer mild–to–moderate hearing loss. This was an especially welcome development, given the limited insurance coverage for hearing aids (with traditional Medicare…

Lucky you if you don’t experience daytime drowsiness on a sporadic basis. For many, sliding into a nap is not only an occasional luxury but a rite of passage when you hit your later years. While there may be nothing wrong with taking the odd nap when the mood strikes…

Did you inherit items from your parents or other loved ones? Does your home contain keepsakes passed down from one generation to the next? And what will happen to those “heirlooms” once you pass away? Are your children or other loved ones willing and/or able to take possession? This dilemma-…

Just as death is a universal experience for everyone, so too is loss- that is, if you’re alive, at some point you’re likely to deal with loss and grief from the death of another person. And as one recent post on the topic made clear, “We’re all going to die,…

Despite the controversy that surrounds its availability and use, Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) appears to be gaining ground in the US in terms of public support, legal availability, and use by those at the end of their lives. A recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that about…

No one indeed escapes death, yet how you die can be an extraordinarily personal experience. And those personal thoughts and choices as to what can happen appear to be having a moment, as even celebrities are now not only discussing their thoughts about death but are in fact choosing to…