Terminal Illness

As My Wife’s Due Date Approached, My Mother Was Defying Death

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I told myself she was holding on to meet the baby. My father and sister had other explanations.

‘I Don’t Wait’

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It's hard being patient when you're living with a fatal illness. Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is channeling her impatience into changing how Cystic Fibrosis research is done.

Speak for Your Self

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My sister had a right to be stubborn in facing terminal cancer — even if the rest of us disagreed with her choices.

Don’t Say Nothing

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And 7 other things to remember when a loved one reveals they are terminally ill.

Grief: There’s No Comparison

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We may try size up our grief to justify the depth of our pain, or to remind ourselves that it could be worse. But trying to determine a hierarchy does no one any good.

The Looming 365

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What to do on that dreaded first death anniversary? Can a terminally ill man prepare his wife for life without him? Sound advice from Meg.