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As illness progresses, the person who is ill will be less able to take part in conversation, but this does not necessarily mean that visitors should stop coming. Friends and family...

Each of us is encouraged to think about, talk about and tell people our wishes for the type of health care we want to receive at some point in the...

Family members or close friends may choose to be involved in washing and dressing the body after death has occurred. Caring for a body is not easy and can stir...

You and your family are likely to experience all kinds of thoughts and feelings over the course of your illness.

Receiving bad news about your health often leads to a...

Constipation is a condition where stool is slow to move through the large intestine and bowel movements occur less frequently than they normally do.

The slower the movement, the more...

Poignant and powerful memories often come unbidden at the end of life. As you try to come to terms with the fact that your life is ending, you naturally begin...