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Thoughts from our Everyone Dies team.

An Aussie mix dog, Dimple Rose, looking out the window.

A Rose Has Fallen

Dimple Rose died on August 5, 2022 after 15 years 7 months of being a wonderful canine companion. David shares his thoughts on what she has meant to his family.

A fly rod on the banks of a misty creek. Image by Sandi Troup

Come Visit Me

What if the final resting place of our ashes was one of our greatest gifts to future loved ones? Read Sandi's thoughts on a way to do it.

Dimple Rose

Hope Springs Eternal

Suddenly, last week, Dimple Rose refused to stand up to eat her food. She was listless and her spark seemed to be gone. Our first reaction was, "Is it really that time? This is happening so fast."

A row of snow-covered cars on a snowy street.

My Guardian Angel

We've had three interviews with Stevan Lemke about his journey with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - a lung disease that required a transplant. Stevan shares with us about his unusual inspiration to make a life change.

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The Game of Risk

How do we balance risk and still live a productive - even exciting - life? David shares his perspective on how he applies his risk model from his professional and recreational life to the COVID pandemic.

A poster for the movie Coco

Remembering loved ones with children and family

This month we have been talking about traditions remembering the dead, specifically Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Learn about how to use the movie Coco as a resource for children to work through grief and and remember loved ones.

Rosie the riveter - We can do it!

Let’s Fight it Together

This virus does not care whether you believe or not. The virus doesn’t care about your party affiliation. The only way to get our lives back, and get our economy back, is if we work as responsible citizens to defeat the murderer at the door.

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Meet Dimple Rose

Our treasured pets experience similar end of life concerns and grief as humans. Read about how one owner is doing the best to ensure the very best for Dimple Rose, knowing every day with her is a gift.

Ironing hand-embroidered linens

The Tao of Ironing

“When you eat, you do not eat; when you play, you do not play”. We are often so busy worrying about the future that we do not live in the present moment of our lives. For me, ironing my pillowcases has become a mindfulness meditation.

Ornament for lost baby

The Many Faces of Grief

My only son graduates from high school tomorrow. I’m excited for him, but it’s also bittersweet as I know I’m that much closer to an empty nest. If you meet him and ask me if I “only have the one,” I’ll smile and say yes. Inside I’ll feel a sting as...

scuba diver jumping

Moving Forward After Loss

She always told me, “Life is for the living, so do what you can while your loved one is alive, and live your life to the fullest.” So I decided I couldn’t waste time.

Bubbles

Suffering at the End of Life

As a former hospice nurse and advanced practice palliative care nurse practitioner I know what I would do if someone I was caring for were crying and saying they could not breathe. Not being able to take a breath is one of the most distressful...

couple walking on beach

Advance Directives – a firsthand account

In the Winter of 2017, my wife developed a severe cough and shortness of breath. None of the usual treatments her doctor prescribed worked and her pulmonary specialist ordered a lung biopsy. She was admitted to the hospital on April first because of...

tall ship going into the sunset

Why Say That Everyone Dies?

Why do we say Everyone Dies? We may prefer to pretend that death is something to be fought against and “beat”, especially in the face of life threatening or life limiting illnesses. The truth is that everyone dies. Marie Curie stated that "Nothing...

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How to Play a Podcast

So you saw a link on Facebook or come directly to our page…but podcasts are kind of new to you…now what? The image directly above is what you will see if you click a Facebook link. It will take you directly to the episode we are...

SARS-COV-2 isolate

What’s all this fuss about COVID-19?

We hear all sorts of opinions about opening our economy now…. after all, say some, COVID-19 is just a flu, and we don’t shut the world down for the flu. Do we really need to close business, stay at home and cancel our travel plans? Doesn’t this seem...

Shelter in Place COVID-19

The Great Pause

I see beauty emerging from the precautions we are taking to limit the virus’ spread. I’ll call it the “Great Pause."

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