Personal Narrative

When CFD Co-Founder Elise Lark discovered the home for the dying comfort care model many years ago, it aligned with her personal vision and professional… Read More »Letter from Elise Lark, CFD Co-Founder

I don’t think about these things. I don’t have to make a grocery list, I don’t have to wonder about what goes where, when, or… Read More »The One That’s Left by Paul V. Leone

We all are mortal, a fact often hidden away in a closet in the back of our minds. Seldom do we confront the significance of… Read More »Being Mortal by Jim Gohlke

When my oldest grandson was 19, less than a year after his HS graduation, he was killed by a drunk driver speeding through a red… Read More »Death Came Young by Michael Wallace

When I became ill with leukemia 15 years ago, I took it very personally. Why did this happen to me? I had other plans for… Read More »Inevitability by Al Konigsberg

They called him Johnny Average, his stage persona. This British rocker could really charm the crowd at Woodstock’s favorite post-festival music venue, The Joyous Lake.… Read More »Listen Doc, I Think I’ll Choose the Latter

My eldest son was with us for the difficult duty of ending our geriatric cat’s suffering. We joined in profound grief and love and stood… Read More »Intro to Impermanence: Goodbyes by Seth David Branitz

The first thing people would say upon meeting my father was, “Just how tall are you, anyway?” I suggested he hand out cards saying, “I’m… Read More »Why Deny Someone Comfort and Control at the End of Their Life? by Laura E. Kelly

Well, 2020 you were something. A year not many of us could have predicted and a year that held greater ups and downs than many… Read More »Holding Space and Hanging On to 2020 by Claudia Maniatis