Living Funeral: The Grandest Life Celebration

Your 15 minutes have arrived. Roll out the red carpet. A living funeral is the grandest celebration of your life with a twist—you, the honoree, ...

News on Doctor’s Role in Hospice

Dr. Vidal Espeleta, Medical Director for Hospice Care of the West, joined the local morning news in a fascinating interview about the role of the ...

In the early 1980s, Gemma Heffernan greeted an elderly couple entering her office at Leisure World. As the Director of Social Services, she often ...

Rob Merritt, the news anchor for Channel 6 in Orange County, turned the spotlight on Our Celebration to Life Blog and Hospice Care of the West to ...

Dr. Jorge Rivero’s inspiration to care for seniors started when he was a medical student keeping his grandfather comfortable at the end of life. ...

Caitlin Crommett is passing on her wand as president of Dream Catchers, the high school organization of volunteers who make last wishes come true ...

Recently, I was teaching a class on end of life conversations and creating an end-of-life plan. As I read stories from my book Parting Ways, some ...

I want to congratulate the researchers of the recent Dignity Therapy study published in the Lancet Oncology. The study demonstrates the value of ...

At the book launch for “Parting Ways”, the community learned how to celebrate life at any stage. Read more in the Orange County ...

Home is where nine out of 10 Americans wish to live out their last years, months and days according to the AARP. Recently, I spent the day with ...