What is the Mission of Palliative Care?
"Doc, do you ever feel a conflict between your mission as a palliative care doctor and the mission of the intensive care unit?”
I Asked for Palliative Care! Why is a Hospice Calling Me??
What you may not know about many at-home palliative care programs, and why it could (accidentally) throw you for a loop.
Can You Get Palliative Care and Chemotherapy at the same time?
Let's clear up some misconceptions about the relationship between palliative care and chemotherapy.
Getting The Hard Truth From Your Doctor
If you got diagnosed with a serious illness, do you think your doctor would be more honest about your future if YOU were a doctor too? Depending on how cynical you are, the answer may surprise you!
5 Questions To Ask A Potential Hospice
How do I know I'm signing up with a good hospice?
Halloween Shake Up
Instead of letting another Halloween pass by where we poke fun at death and dying with costumes and candy, what if we took the opportunity to embrace our mortality and actually talk about what matters the most to us in the end?
Asking Your Doctor To Do “Everything” Isn’t As Clear As You Think
Telling your doctors to “Do everything” means DO EVERYTHING, right? Well… maybe not!
Hospice: Myth vs. Truth
There is so much misinformation about hospice care out there. This is a post to clear up a few of the more common misconceptions so you can be the best advocate you can be.
What Can Palliative Care Do For Me?
Let's talk about what palliative care REALLY is - and how it can help you right now!
Depression at the end of your life
Let’s talk about depression when you’re near the end of your life.