Category Archives: dying at home

Roy-boy

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Amy Getter

Seventeen years ago today, myself, my youngest sister, only brother, and our spouses buried my mother.  Two days ago, I revisited the moments of my mother’s death as my brother lay dying.  Seven years prior he had survived a cardiac … Continue reading →

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WHO WILL PROVIDE THE CARE?

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Amy Getter

I finally read something, in the NY Times, about The Zen Hospice Guest Home* in San Francisco, which closed down last summer.  Though The Zen Home was known to many workers in end-of-life care, others may not consider this significant … Continue reading →

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