by Rebecca Omlor The code bell goes off overhead calling for a rapid attempt to try to bring a patient back to life. Who is on the receiving end? Is it a frail older adult with dementia, a patient with multiple medical problems, or an otherwise healthy adult who recently underwent
by Lizzy Miles A couple of years ago I wrote a Pallimed article called, “We Don’t Know Death: 7 Assumptions We Make about the Dying.” Having knowledge of our assumptions
By Ellen Goodman I was 25 when I flew home for my father’s last birthday. His cancer had returned and he would die three months later at the age of 57. What I remember most about that weekend was the large rectangular gift box he opened. My mother had bought him a