End of Life

Edwards, a consummate newsman, hosted NPR's morning show for more than two decades. "He sort of set the tone and the bar for all of us," says one former NPR executive.

Societal norms condition us to fear death and avoid grief, but local groups like the STL Death Cafe encourage people to lean into such topics.

“The supply of family caregivers will not keep pace with the future demand as our population ages and people live with multiple complex chronic…

Famed NPR host Diane Rehm has not scaled back the magnitude of the issues she is tackling after she announced her planned retirement from behind the…

Adrienne Holden has seen hard deaths and easier deaths. Long ones and short ones. Times when the deceased left their families with precise instructions…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 7, 2012 - John G. Carney thinks it's time for Missourians to have more conversations about two…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 13, 2011- If you are pining for an allegory for the schism that divides our country, two recent…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 4, 2008 - Several months ago I watched my mother slip away with both sadness and a selfish…