dying

Those final Earthly sounds are often quite simple, quite beautiful, and at the same time heartbreaking.

This is a real heart-breaker: a terminally ill 'Star Trek' fan has one final wish to see JJ Abrams' sequel, 'Star Trek Into Darkness' before he passes away and doctors don't believe he will live until the May, 2013 release date. So let's help this Trekkie see the film now!

Barcodes on headstones?  Yup!   A funeral company in the southern English town of Poole is offering to add quick response (QR) codes to headstones!

"I wish I hadn't worked so hard" among top regrets of the dying.  Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, has documented regrets of patients in her care the last 12 weeks of their lives.