death

When heaven opens it's doors so go the windows.

I'm either helping them live or helping them die. That's my job. After 20 years in this business and countless hospice patients I have...

Different Deaths, Different Feelings

I've had a long hiatus but am now ready to get back to blogging. So much has happened since I last sat down here. Right after my mother...

Death Management

I could hang a shingle over my door that reads "Death Management LLC". Having been in this business for as long as I have been has...

The Week That Followed

This past week I've been on the phone with my brothers, sister, aunt, cousins, friends. I never can remember who I've told so I'm now not...

Going Home

This subject has surfaced within my last few shifts so I think it's time to write about it. As you know the people I take care of are...

Death by February

Someone recently told me about a new phenomenon. Funeral homes see a surge in elderly deaths in the month of February. Explanation?...