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...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Dec 21, 2020 | End of Life, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Is Your Holiday Missing Its Happy? 2020 has been a turbulent year both personally and professionally for many people. Losses of loved ones, jobs, and homes may have occurred. Changes to our usual daily and holiday routines have left us distressed, angry, depressed, or...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Nov 9, 2020 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
2020 has been a year in which a pervasive sense of loss has permeated society. Events such as the pandemic have resulted in acute losses such as the deaths of loved ones and disappearance of jobs while wildfires and hurricanes have destroyed homes and property. ...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Sep 14, 2020 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
The first time I seriously though about body donation to science after death was when my parents finalized their estate plans and appointed me to be their primary agent. They explained how they wanted their bodies to be donated to science. Although previously I had...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Aug 31, 2020 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Deciding what to do with the remains of a loved one can be a touchy subject, especially if the deceased’s only stated preference was to say “no muss no fuss,” which means different things to different people. While the topic of advance funeral planning is...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jul 20, 2020 | End of Life, Sentinel Articles
Has COVID-19 deprived you of someone or something that was important to you? Perhaps you have lost a family member/friend or employment. A result of the pandemic may also be an altered sense of self due to financial upheaval, cancellation/modification of a...