Thursday, May 15, 2014

READER: This week's stories on death, dying, and end-of-life issues

Here's another installment of my periodical accumulation of interesting Obit Patrol-oriented stories:

From Emma Courtland at the L.A. Weekly, a portrait of Caitlin Doughty, who hopes to become "the Millenial's Mortician"

From Matt Sedensky at AP, a feature story on a hospice nurse who faced the death of a loved one

From "The Wanderer in Zambia," a story of mourning and different cultures

From Sian Cain in the Guardian, young-adult fiction and death

From Tracy Rose in Liberty Voice: Constant arguing can kill you

From Andrea Oschetti for CNN, mourning for the fallen Sherpas of Nepal

From Before It's News, "Mortician Occupation Becoming Popular in China"

From Steve Fouch of the Christian Medical Fellowship: The need to talk openly about the end of life

From Messy Nessy Chic: The Paris Morgue -- from 1864 to 1907, it was "the first free theater for the people"