What happens when you die only you will ever know — because once it happens, there is usually no coming back and telling anyone about it. For the very rare occasions in which someone technically dies ...

Sandra came out of the homelike room where her dad lay, now comfortable, dying. He hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for several days now, and, although he was restless a day ago, he was now quite ...

A deep conversation between two dedicated spiritual leaders in the end-of-life movement. Our most basic understanding of life is in many ways determined by our understanding of death. While to some, ...

Regarding the March 10 letter to the editor “Give Marylanders dignity in dying”: There is one thing that can be said of death. No one can escape it. As a terminally ill patient, I have learned that ...