Category: Dying
$60,000 In Restitutions To Consumers Who Get Taken By Bridgeport Headstone Firm
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his office has mailed $60,000 in restitution checks to consumers who paid a Bridgeport company for headstones that were never delivered. Blumenthal said that the checks were sent to 73 consumers who made partial or full payments to the Lakeview Monument Co., LCC for gravestones never supplied. He [...]
Lessons From Dying: The Roadblocks In Helping Loved Ones Pass On Painlessly
Last week I talked about the role that hospice played in the last months of my mother’s life.
If you spent even 30 minutes with her, the first words you would use to describe her would be “in charge.” She was in charge of her life. So it wasn’t a surprise to my sister, brother or me that she would want to be in charge of her death as well.
Lessons From Dying: Part II
The Healthcare Consumer Helpful things I learned recently about dying Part 2 on Larry’s mother passing away Next- what you can do when a terminally ill family member wants to hasten the end of their life. Last week I introduced my mom and talked about the first of her last months as our family began [...]
Larry’s Mother’s Death Teaches All Of Us How To Die With Dignity And Control Over The Time We Have Left
This past February, my mother called me from Atlanta. “I have some interesting news for you. I’m dying of pancreatic cancer,” she told me.
She was 83, could pass for 55 and had lived an amazing life.
She said she had accomplished everything she wanted to, had seen everything she wanted to see and had few regrets.
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