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Posts Tagged with "final wishes"

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on December 26th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    AARP, adult children of aging parents, aging parents, baby boomers, death and dying, directives, Dr Nancy Snyderman, end of life, end of life issues, end of life planning, executor, final wishes, planning for end of life, power of attorney, wills

    Use the Holidays to Start “The Conversation”

    This video from CBS Nightly News gives simple but essential advice on how conversations about end of life planning should begin.
    The daughter in this news story notes that sharing final wishes “shows a lot of respect for those of us who are going to be left behind.” I give thanks every day that my parents had the courage and respect for me and my siblings to address this difficult topic while they were still alive.   It made their last years more peaceful and helped… More

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on June 8th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    cremation, dallas morning news, end of life, final wishes, fossil rim, how do you scatter ashes, Muir Woods, Muir Woods National Monument, organ donor, scatter ashes, scatter ashes law, scattering ashes, Steve Blow

    How Do You Scatter Ashes?

    Steve Blow published an article yesterday in the Dallas Morning News which addressed the protocol and legality of scattering ashes after cremation. This is an issue I have wondered about, but have never taken the time to research.
    Parent’s Ashes on Hold
    Both of my parents passed away within the last four years.  They donated their bodies to science research, but their remains were cremated.   My siblings and I have not yet reached agreement about what to do with the… More

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