End of Life Stories

You have come to the right place, and we are glad you are here. This is a safe place to share stories of love and loss, devastating grief, exhausting care-giving, memorials, advanced directives, mourning, hope, and despair. We want to hear about about what you wish you had known or done differently, what you wish those around you had known or done differently, and what went right. We will never tell you to move on or find closure. "What cannot be said will be wept." Sappho

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

More States Allowing Assisted Death

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From the Washington Post: Oregon, the first state to enact an assisted-suicide law in 1997, extended the practice to nonresidents in 2023. ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Gavin Newsom on His Mother's Assisted Death

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California governor Gavin Newsom held his mother's hand as she died in 2002. In his book he talks about his complicated feelings about ...

Andre Is An Idiot | Official Trailer | Joint Venture

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A "no cops, no doctors" guy confronts a terminal diagnosis.
Thursday, January 29, 2026

When Death Comes - Mary Oliver

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The New York Times Special Supplement on Death

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The New York Times begins the new year with a superb supplement called " Let's Talk About Death ," with excellent articles on ...

What To Do With a Father's Ashes?

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Reverend Danielle Tumminio Hansen is an Episcopal priest and theology professor at Emory University who specializes in "the intersectio...
Friday, January 2, 2026

Caring for a Mother with Dementia

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In Slate, Kim McLarin writes about her mother's dementia . My mother was a woman whose sharp wit and sharper tongue could be wielded e...
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This is a place to share stories of the end of life: care-giving, grief, loss, palliative care, legal and medical paperwork, living wills, funerals and memorials, condolence, bereavement, isolation, comfort, and hope. By sharing our stories, we learn, we grow, we make things better.
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