Event Planner Karen Bussen and Funeral Director Elizabeth Meyer Karansky have come together to start Farewelling. On their website, users can find helpful resources for planning a funeral. Read more [...]

  Like how people hire birth doulas to help with new life, more families are hiring death doulas for the end of life. When hiring death doulas, they help those who are dying come to terms with Read more [...]

  When Paralympic athlete Marieke Vervoort decided on euthanasia, Lynsey Addario was tasked with telling her story through photographs. Throughout the process, they formed a close bond.   To Read more [...]

  Suicides, drug overdoses, and alcoholism are the main causes of the decline in life expectancy in the United States.   To read the full article by Gina Kolata and Sabrina Tavernise Read more [...]