Former President Jimmy Carter, who has been under hospice care for three months, continues to be in good spirits while living at home with his wife, Rosalynn. “They’re just meeting with family ...
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Jimmy Carter on hospice at home
Former President Jimmy Carter has been placed on hospice for “his remaining time” as his family gathers around him for last hours. “After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President ...
Read More »Pope Francis asks for prayers for predecessor’s failing health
Pope Francis this week asked for prayers for his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. “I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who, in ...
Read More »Queen Elizabeth may be near death as family joins her at bedside
[Update: Queen Elizabeth II has died] Some Royal observers Wednesday implied Queen Elizabeth II is on death watch. The news, which has not officially been confirmed by Buckingham Palace, has prompted the ...
Read More »Ethics: How technology and medicine has changed the context of death
Every living thing eventually dies. It is not just the inevitability of death but the nature of our awareness of it that does so much to determine the meaning of human existence. ...
Read More »Renowned evangelist Luis Palau enters hospice following cancer battle
Evangelist Luis Palau has been placed in hospice, his family announced this week. The 86-year-old has been battling lung cancer since 2018. “You may have heard that Dad is not doing so ...
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Couple dies holding hands after 56 years of marriage
A Michigan couple whose family described as inseparable in life died hours apart while holding hands earlier this month. The daughters of the storybook couple, Will and Judy Webb, who died on March ...
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What is Home Care about? Company shares their philosophy
This past Summer, Phoenix Home Care and Hospice cut the ribbon on its new Topeka location at 2945 SW Wanamaker Drive. Phoenix also has locations in Wichita and Lebanon, Kansas, as well ...
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Dreams by dying patients should be respected says doctor
The dreams of patients at Hospice Buffalo in New York are providing insight into what people see and experience in the weeks and days before they pass away. Pittsburg’s KDKA-TV reports that ...
Read More »What is hospice care and how does it work?
Did you know that people who are facing a life-limiting illness and receive hospice care tend to live longer than people who choose not to elect hospice care? AARP reported on a ...
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