IV Nutrition
Dear Barbara, My sister-in-law has intestinal and liver cancer and was recently denied Hospice care/services. The reason given was that she has a port to a vein in her arm....
Something to Think About: a blog on end of life
Eating or not eating
How Long to Live?
QUESTION: As toxins build in the body because your body isn’t working right anymore, what signs are there that you are shutting down? Stage 4 liver disease, hepatitis C. I...
Dying From Alzheimer's or Dementia
QUESTION: Would you write about dying from Alzheimer's? There is a reason Alzheimer's is referred to as “the long goodbye.” From diagnosis until death it is generally a very long...
It Is Okay Not To Eat - Part II
There will come a time when a person just can’t and won’t eat but in the months before death a bit of time and energy can sometimes be bought by...
It Is Okay Not to Eat.
Dying a gradual death is a process. It doesn’t just happen. That process generally takes 2 to 4 months. A key part of the natural way to die involves food....