If someone you love is going into hospice care, these tips on how to help a hospice patient will give you an insider’s perspective. Knowing what your loved one is going through will help you take care of them until the end.

Controlling the process of dying is something people often do. Here, a thanatologist shares what she has learned from people at the end of their lives.

Ken Wheatley, the co-director for the lung cancer alliance for California, describes the lessons he learned after losing his wife to lung cancer.

At a workshop by the North Shore Palliative Care Program, I learned the benefits and drawbacks of providing end of life care in your home to a loved one.

Here are three common issues many people face when diagnosed with a terminal illness. Facing death brings up questions about the difference you made, who you affected, and what the afterlife will be like.