The Last Taboo Blog

Is it just me or are you also noticing a lot more articles in the media about death and dying lately? Of course that’s thrilling to all of us at DeathWise. Our mission is to get more people talking about death so they can avoid the unintended consequences of failing to plan and make decisions about their end-of-life wishes.

A very good friend of mine died in June. He just went to sleep one night and did not wake up. Fred was 99 years old. You may remember Fred. He wrote a story for DeathWise last year about his wife, Maygene. You can find it on our home page, along with a photo of [...]

Dan Munro, a healthcare IT innovator and Forbes magazine contributor, has joined the national conversation about death and dying with his recent blog post in Forbes.

At DeathWise, we’re grateful to Dan for reminding all of us that honest and open communication is at the heart of understanding and progress. We’re also thrilled to be mentioned in his post as one of several resources that exist to help people with end-of-life planning.

I am always struck by the power of dialog.

D-E-A-T-H is one of those words that stops most of us in our tracks, and dialog is often our last choice to engage. Somehow, this completely natural, inevitable life stage has become taboo. I am committed to changing that; committed to helping each one of us have conversations with our loved ones about our end of life wishes so that these can be known, documented and followed.

Those who know me well know that one of the tenets I live by is “carpe diem” – seize the day. My nickname is “Annergy” and I face each day as a new opportunity to live life to the fullest.