by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 27, 2022 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Choices made by governments, business and industry, and individuals all impact our planet in various ways. Individual choices are usually the easiest to control. All areas of life, including end of life planning, offer opportunities to make choices which are more...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 18, 2022 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Climate change is in the news almost daily. When looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint, people have turned to composting, reusable grocery bags, electric cars, LED light bulbs, and numerous other lifestyle modifications. End of life planning...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 13, 2022 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Last week’s column covered a quick history of end of life practices in the United States, and introduced a relatively new option for body donation that many people may not have been aware of – body farms. In contrast, home funerals are an end of life choice...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 7, 2022 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Contemplating death is not a popular pastime, but signs exist that death and dying are beginning to reemerge from the shadows. Until the mid-1800s, American families cared for their own dead. Death took place in the home, after which women provided care for the...
by Keystone Elder Law | Feb 15, 2022 | End of Life, Health information, Sentinel Articles
There is more than one way to give someone your heart on February 14th. While Valentine’s Day encourages individuals to share romantic love, February 14th is also National Organ Donor Day. Pledging to literally give your heart (or other body parts) to another...
by Patrick Cawley | Jan 25, 2022 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
The amount of control over certain aspects of life may change with aging. People lose spouses, siblings, and friends. Various medical ailments deprive them of their mobility, eyesight or memory, and they must depend on others for help. People experience...
