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Reflections on Death and Dying: On the Importance of End-of-Life Conversations

End of life decision making is hard. End of life conversations are hard. They require, among other things, acknowledgement of the...

Dec 7, 20145 min read

One day, each of us will die. I have come to believe that Dylan Thomas had it wrong when he argued that we should “Not go gentle into...

Nov 5, 20146 min read

In July and August 2013, I supported my uncle, William Leo Pence, as he died. It was my chance to be there for a family member I loved....

Nov 2, 20144 min read

On July 4, 2013, Bill declared his independence. In the early 2000s, he’d had a kidney transplant. Aside from that, he was an extremely...

Oct 14, 20144 min read

When I started this writing journey in Florence, Italy, there were things I wanted to write and things I needed to write. This is the...

Oct 9, 20146 min read