Grief and mourning are part of the normal process of dealing with a loss. Brian Greenlee, RN, MSN, Executive Director, explains how you can carry through the grief process with the help of Southwest ...

November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month. Fortunately or unfortunately, however you choose to look at it, I had a personal experience with hospice this month. The word "hospice" can refer to ...

Dear Carol: I’m crushed and uncertain how to move forward. My wife, 74, has spent years battling cancer with some success and a reasonable quality of life. Now, the disease has taken over her body and ...

Families should ask detailed questions about coverage, staffing and provider relationships when navigating end-of-life care ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Nadine Arndt watched as a caregiver from Heartland Hospice lifted up her dying mother, Sylvia Owens. The caregiver held Owens' fragile body in her arms. Owens responded to the embrace. "Sylvia, it ...

Those who have seen a loved one go through hospice know how emotionally and physically exhausting the process can be for the patient and their family members. Just the simple presence of another ...