Tis true. During the past seven months, we have learned to live with new limitations and boundaries... facial masks, physical distancing, minimal contacts, no gatherings, and losses that we couldn't have imagined. We are now in our slower living style and noticing. Noticing small kindnesses, how good we feel when we can have family contact (at whatever distance), learning new skills with our new ...

My beloved grandmother, B.Loretto Dower was born on February 20, 1885. And this Thursday, which is February 20th, I will be thinking about her as I travel, with Vigil, to Norwich, VT to do a presentation for Bayada's Hospice staff and volunteers. Yes, indeedy! On what would have been my grandmother's 135th birthday, I will be sharing my passion with a fabulous group of individuals who provide ...

Vigil is reaching out further and further and I'm trotting along behind it doing whatever is asked! This past week we were invited to Capital Caring Health in Falls Church, VA. This large not-for-profit health care group, serving the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area, is seeking to make their good, better... and then move forward to BEST! Under the extraordinary leadership of CEO ...

I'm off to Norwich University in Northfield, VT to be a guest author in the Narrative Medicine class sponsored by the School of Nursing. Rachel Lindsay's book "Rx: A Graphic Memoir" and "Vigil" were texts for this class. Rachel and I will be connecting with the students in this class and talking about our books and answering students questions both about content and process. I so look forward to ...

Isn't that what life is about when it holds its greatest meaning? I received a message from a "newish" West Coast friend who shares my passion for bringing dying and death out into the open.... helping others to face and shape the experiences at the end of their life based on their values, their wishes and ideals. Recently Gabrielle (Jimenez) asked if she could use an excerpt from one of ...