Does anyone not know the name Picasso? Based on sales of his works at auctions, he holds the title of top ranked artist according to the Ar...

Finding this song about death in the ICU almost seems too easy when you consider the name of the band, Death Cab for Cutie (DCFC), but I h...

William Butler Yeats was both a poet and a dramatist. Born in Dublin in 1865, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Unlike...

Have you heard people talk about this? At the hospice place where I work, I sometimes hear a nurse, or even a family member say, "A bir...

So first a disclaimer. This is entirely my opinion. It is possible that someone may very well think that my least favorite funeral songs a...

The mellow surf folk of Jack Johnson can make you feel relaxed to the point where you listen to the lyrics and may miss the point completel...

We hope over the upcoming weeks and months you will enjoy learning and exploring the more "creative" side of palliative medicine! ...

Many hospice organizations have printed up little booklets for families to read giving a "what to expect" of the dying process. Th...

A death mask is a cast made of a persons face hours after death, a process that goes back to ancient times and was common until the mid 20th...

We've taken time in past posts to explore composers who have used their music to explore themes of grief in their personal lives. This ...