A touching story about hospice care and end of life moments. The below was written by Tracy Connor, Senior Writer for NBC News — Battling cancer for four years, Maryland mom Darlene Sugg set a goal — she wanted to see her daughter Megan...
Read moreMother-Daughter Relationships May Evolve, Yet Love Always Remains The satirical author Erma Bombeck once said, “When your mother asks, “Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re...
Read moreWe cannot always shed tears when we are sad. Sometimes it is not the right place or time. And sometimes we just don’t want to anymore. The piece below is a good testament to the times when we cannot cry. It comes to fill our hollows of...
Read moreSeven weeks ago, as I was doing my weekly food shopping, I came across and aisle of food set aside for Passover products. Jewish law is very strict regarding what can and cannot be consumed on Passover. As such, Jews spend days and weeks before...
Read moreDavid Breener died today [on] hospice at his New York City home, with his family by his side. Brenner had been battling cancer. The stand-up comedian was 78. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; sons Cole, Wyatt and Slade; and grandson Wesley. Born...
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Sharon’s Legacies — in Life and Death How Should We Die Jewishly and With Dignity? [This article was originally published in the Jewish Daily Forward and is written by Jane Eisner, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward.] I was saying kaddish for...
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“Primal Fast for Primal Fear” Joel Bassoff Yom Kippur D’rash Highland Park Minyan September 14, 2013 What is it about Rosh Hashanah that makes everyone come back for Yom Kippur? Or, what is it about Yom Kippur that makes everyone who...
Read moreHealthcare expenditure is the biggest threat to America’s economy, due to and aging population and a system in which physicians are often paid based on what they do to their patients, rather than fostering a patient’s overall quality of life. Dr...
Read moreHospice Saves Medicare Dollars: New Study from Mount Sinai Hospice benefit produces $2,561 in savings to Medicare for each patient enrolled for 53-105 days before death compared to a non-hospice control group, according to new research by the...
Read moreStein Hospice’s new TV spot, featuring Clinical Director Sharon Criscione, RN. The commercial will appear on cable channels throughout New Jersey Stein Hospice offers central NJ compassionate, individualized hospice care to patients experiencing...
Read moreGovernor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, reflects emotionally on the difficulty of facing end-of-life decisions with those we love. He regularly speaks about talking to his mother on her death bed, but he has apparently never discussed this...
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“Mandela’s Kin Face Gray Area on End of Life” by Rick Lyman for the New York Times, republished here: The family of Nelson Mandela, who has been lying at the edge of death in a South African hospital for more than a month, might in...
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