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    Sputnik_Sweetheart: This warmed my heart. My grandmother was in a lot of discomfort in the hospital before she died-- I know she received good care, but just the nature ... more »
    MIXED: I hope I can die with my dignity, surrounded by friends and family. My mom and I just had a pretty morbid conversation the other day about what each ... more »
    OneTwoPunch: Beautiful piece, showing a better, more humane alternative to dying. I know I would much prefer this when it's my time, if I had the choice to make. more »
    shorty63136: I do find solace in knowing that my mom passed away at home with my uncle's partner who was an RN who my mother adored as well as a hospice nurse to h... more »
    Yahtzii: My grandfather passed away just a couple of weeks ago, so I have the (un)fortunate experience of knowing that this is true. He suffered from leukemia ... more »
    sciencerules: My grandmother chose this option, and died in her home under hospice care. Although it was hard to watch her wither and waste in the same place she'd... more »
    hamburgerhotdog: This is so true. I remember someone telling me years ago that brownstone house stairways were built wide enough so they could accomodate a casket, sin... more »
    librariesare4lovers: I hope this serves an example of why this country needs more comprehensive medical care. I don't see how anyone can deny the benefits of hospice care ... more »
    Santos L Halper: As someone who has worked in both hospice and a hospital, this is the ideal model for a dignified death, in my experience. Nothing was more painful f... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: That's a really interesting idea. I wonder if that particular philosophy of death and dying could be translated into a secular nursing home or hospic... more »
    lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: My Nana died of lung cancer at home, and was cared for by hospice in the home. I was talking with someone who's grandfather also had hospice, and we ... more »
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    Nuns Teach One Another, Us, As They Lay Dying

    The nuns at the Sisters of St. Joseph convent near Rochester are — like many compatriots — aging and dying. But how they're choosing to do so could provide a model of live, and death, for the rest of us. More »