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Stories about people living with limited time, their caregivers, and issues they face

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Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

With the help of a loved one, a family finds what is essential in the end

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

At life’s end, an unconventional therapy puts a woman at ease

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

‘It’s about love’: Battling a brain tumor, a man finds resilience through storytelling

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

As a matriarch’s days draw to a close, a vision comes calling

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Delivered from death by a ‘miracle,’ a survivor walks gingerly among the living

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

After a young man’s death, a family sheds the urge to second-guess

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Where a doctor saw a treatable cancer, a patient saw an evil spirit

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

In a woman’s dying days, a quiet visitor helps light the way home

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Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

After he was gone, a shy man comes to life in words left behind

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Reimagining hospice care — for the living

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Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Can sheer willpower keep patients alive in their dying hours?

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

How do you honor a dementia patient’s end-of-life-wishes?

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

A beloved songwriter wanted a wake. He got one before he was gone

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

When a patient nears the end, a feared therapy can also comfort

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

At a hospice facility for children, a long goodbye is made a little less lonely

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

As the end nears, ‘death doulas’ ease the way

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

A daring exhibit asks the dying: How do we make the most of living?

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

For loved ones, scattering of ashes becomes a healing journey

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Let news of a diagnosis sink in. Medical decision-making takes time

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Why are doctors so bad at telling patients they’re dying?

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

In nursing homes, deaths are shrouded in secrecy and silence

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Jumping toward life, even in the face of death

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Making a living will is a good idea. Telling people about it is even better

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Patients aren’t told that death is near until too late. We can do better

Endnotes Bob Tedeschi

Facing life’s end with grace