Heidi Klessig, MD, and Christopher W. Bogosh, RN-BC, wrote Harvesting Organs & Cherishing Life:...
End of Life
Don’t Forget the Seniors
Alice sat at an empty table, playing cards by herself. A wispy fringe of gray hair curled around...
My Look at Dementia through Love’s Eyes
“Your dad used iced tea to mop the floor.” “What, Mom?” “His dementia’s back.” My mom’s revelation...
Nursing Homes in Crisis: The COVID-19 Pandemic Calls for a...
Nursing homes are intended to provide a haven of safety and care. But as the COVID-19 pandemic...
Palliative Care: A Pathway to Imposed Death
On December 12, 2019, a dangerous bill was halted in the US Senate Committee on Health, Education...
Brain death: Part two
In 1968, the Harvard Committee cleverly manipulated the term “death” to include people who were...
Brain death: Part one
The concept of “brain death” reached its 50th anniversary in August 2018. Despite its apparent...
Introducing: The Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization
It is becoming increasingly difficult for those suffering from terminal or serious illnesses—and...
Priceless value the world does not see
My grandmother suffered from dementia. During the last year of her life, she couldn’t leave her...
Dealing with dementia
Many years have passed since the loss of my mom to Alzheimer’s after an intense five-year battle...