As we move through our 60s, many of us enter the life stage Erik Erikson called Integrity vs. Despair—a time of reflection, reckoning, and meaning-making. Join me as I look back on my experiences and discover what we share.
An eight-year-old was placed in front of a dying woman and told to read. No one asked if Margaret had the energy to comfort a frightened child. In hospice, even kindness has limits—and choice still matters.