In last week’s PBS Frontline show Being Mortal— based on the best-selling book of the same name, Dr. Atul Gawande discusses how his regrets over care he provided some patients, as…
I was so delighted by the interest and conversations generated by Dr. Thomas Smith, Director of Palliative Care at Johns Hopkins, our guest speaker during our 7th annual lecture. His…
There are a number of U Tube videos and TED Talks regarding the “Death over Dinner” phenomenon which tries to normalize advance care planning; those important discussions we need to…
I hope you will join me for our 7th Annual Lecture Series featuring Dr. Thomas J. Smith, Director of Palliative Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. As part of our…
I originally wrote this blog in December four years ago. People still have many of the same misconceptions! Please won’t you share this message with your friends and family members…
This week I am especially grateful for our wonderful community donors and supporters… …The Skidaway Island Baptist Church fitness group, taught by Hospice Savannah volunteer and trainer Patti Iott (kneeling),…
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our Tree of Light memorial gathering on Sunday, December 7th at 5:15 p.m. This year we will return to the grounds of…
It is such an honor to work with our volunteers. Every day they give generously of their time, talents and compassion. We’re not supposed to have favorites (!) but without…
It seems that everyone is aware of ALS, sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, because of the recent explosion of social media coverage of the Ice Bucket challenges. That…
Last week, the Institute of Medicine published a 500-page report entitled “Dying in America” which grapples with the fact that most Americans have not documented their wishes for end-of-life health…