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Jan 30, 2019

Palliative care does not equal dying. With 25 years as a palliative care physician, Dr. Michael Barbato has spent a lot of time helping people understand that palliative care can actually improve the quality of life. The focus is on providing relief of pain and stress caused by serious illness.

Being in this specialty...


Jan 23, 2019

Caregiving.comprovides support for family caregivers. It's a form of self-care that is readily accessible. Denise says self care looks different with you're in the throes of caring for a family member. And stress makes it hard to get the help you need. She believes the best day to look for support is on your best...


Jan 16, 2019

It takes courage to give up your six figure career and hit the road in an RV. And that's exactly what Kimberly has done. She is on a mission to empower people to talk about death and end of life wishes. Through her death positive movement, she is learning that she is living well in the process.

Kimberly shares her...


Jan 9, 2019

Vital Decisions is an organization that helps people with advanced illness figure out what their values so they can make decisions about their end of life care based on their preferences and priorities.

Their engagement rate is 60-70% of clients they do outreach calls to. They have supported over 100,000 clients and...