How we die is a profoundly personal journey. As college students, we don't consider the topic of death frequently, let alone the process of dying. However, it is a universal theme that does not ...

During her three-year battle with breast cancer, my wife, Leslie, graciously endured multiple rounds of horrifically toxic treatment to eke out more time with our two young children. But after 18 ...

Many of doctor Leah McDonald’s friends have no idea why she chose the specialty she did. Of all the options available to her—emergency, surgery, dermatology, maybe pediatrics—she chose the one thing ...

Sandra came out of the homelike room where her dad lay, now comfortable, dying. He hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for several days now, and, although he was restless a day ago, he was now quite ...