There are a lot of people who are living inspired and expansive lives in spite of serious illness or even impending death. How do they do that? What can the rest of us learn from these courageous souls? That's thread behind Living With, a story series where we can learn how to live with challenges rather than ignore or run away from them.
Living with purpose might not seem to be very important when someone is battling a serious illness. There are a lot of other things to think about, bu...
As of the end of 2020, there were an estimated 109,000 American adults and children waiting to get a life saving organ transplant. By the end of this ...
There's an apt saying, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." That's true but for many of us, the battle is harder than most. In...
We saved the best for last. Frank Ostaseski is the co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco and the Metta Institute. He's the author of ...
The pandemic has cast a hot, bright spotlight on the need for an advance care directive but really, how the heck do you start talking about what you o...
So, you've written an advance care directive. You've made it clear, you think, about the kinds of medical care you want should you get sick with Covid...
You're not feeling well. You think you might have Covid-19 and so you head to the emergency room. If you take a turn for the worse, what kind of care ...
If you don't know someone who has battled or is battling COVID-19, you will soon enough. Melissa Jones, the single mother of two girls, was in good ph...