Parting Ways Column
In the Orange County Register, I reflected on some of the people who exemplify living richly in life’s final frontier. Read my Parting Ways Column below…
I was at a baby shower for my childhood friend last week when her mother-in-law, who is in her 70s, came up to me and said, “For lack of a… [Continue Reading]
Check out the Channel 6 Morning News broadcast that spreads our message to the community. I joined Rob Merritt to talk about the seeds of our mission to celebrate the end of life that began with my book Parting Ways, my column at the OC Register and this blog–a collaboration with Hospice Care of the West.
Our… [Continue Reading]
Life Celebrations
At the Angels Stadium, we invited people to share their life stories and wisdom at our Reminiscing Corner in the Hospice Care of the West booth. The event was called Celebrating Life over 50! Baby Boomer Senior Expo. At our seminar, I gave a behind the scenes look at video recording your wisdom to pass… [Continue Reading]
Caitlin Crommett is passing on her wand as president of Dream Catchers, the high school organization of volunteers who make last wishes come true for patients at Hospice Care of the West. Her legacy began with a dream to help terminally ill patients experience joy, laughter, love and celebration in the company of family and… [Continue Reading]
End of Life Planning
Rob Merritt, the news anchor for Channel 6 in Orange County, turned the spotlight on Our Celebration to Life Blog and Hospice Care of the West to give his audience resources and tips for approaching the end of life journey and grief during the holidays.
He introduced two special guests to share our story. Hospice social worker,… [Continue Reading]
Recently, I was teaching a class on end of life conversations and creating an end-of-life plan. As I read stories from my book Parting Ways, some of the ladies in the class said with such gusto,
“That’s how I want to go!”
I beamed at that moment because I realized they got it.
They were inspired by the… [Continue Reading]
I want to congratulate the researchers of the recent Dignity Therapy study published in the Lancet Oncology. The study demonstrates the value of recording a spoken legacy of an individual’s life reflections and hopes for the next generations to pass on to loved ones before death. It’s not easy to place a quantitative value on… [Continue Reading]
At the book launch for “Parting Ways”, the community learned how to celebrate life at any stage. Read more in the Orange County Register column…
I brought the pages of my book “Parting Ways” alive by lighting a candle for my mother, and then one for my father. I wasn’t in a church or a funeral home.
I… [Continue Reading]
Marty Cazeau observed the fire flickering above the first of four candles in the company of fellow survivors at a grief group. The candlelight ceremony recited by Vanessa Shaffer and Linda Guthrie, bereavement coordinators at Hospice Care of the West, gave expression, a meaningful language, to his inner turmoil.
The First Candle Lights Our Grief
“As we… [Continue Reading]
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