My brother-in-law Mark died a couple of weeks ago.  He had struggled with schizophrenia for over 45 years, so at age 64 1/2, he had exceeded the average life expectancy for men with that illness by about five years. https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=149300

 A patient is dying of cancer. She insists that she wants everything done, including CPR. The doctors fear that honoring her wishes will be futile and lead to multiple inva https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/whispered-compassion-slow-codes-ritual-and-the-moral-limits-of-transparency-john-d-lantos/

Following are selected articles, reports, etc., from the latest (March) posting on the End-of-Life Care Behind Bars website. https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/end-of-life-care-in-the-prison-environment-28-march-2026-highlights-barry-r-ashpole/

Palliative care remains one of the most undervalued and misunderstood areas of medicine, even among healthcare professionals. Despite decades of progress, international guidelines, and extensive research, persistent misconceptions obscure the t https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=149450

When someone is living with a terminal illness, nearly every part of life can shift, including how they feel about their body, their sexuality, and their relationships. https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/sex-intimacy-and-relationships-at-the-end-of-life/

Death is a part of life, not just for humans, but for animals too. To mark National Pet Day 2026, guest blogger, Amy Jackson asks why the death of a pet is so often overlooked. https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=149400

Are medical aid-in-dying deaths natural? New York seems to think so. https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/legal-medical-aid-in-dying-the-paradox-of-privacy-johnna-p-wellesley/

Vanessa Ruan | 25 Feb 2026:  If Jennifer Hamilton, visual artist and spiritual care practitioner, could have anything at the hospital for her patients, it would be “a greenhouse that led out onto https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/the-magic-of-spiritual-care-through-the-eyes-of-jennifer-hamilton/

We were delighted to have the opportunity to speak to Chris Meehan, Consultant Histopathologist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath about his work on post-mortems. For some, the topic https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/interview-with-a-pathologist-what-happens-during-a-post-mortem-examination/

In this new interview in the Changemakers series, Marius talks with PACED Managing Director Roman Sklotsky about the development of access to palliative care in Lithuani https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/marius-ciurlionis-we-have-experts-we-have-a-working-system-now-people-must-learn-to-trust-it/

Case Narrative:  Amy is a 52-year-old with a medical history of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, depression, and anxiety. https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148525

He came to us for end-of-life care. An elderly gentleman, physically frail yet inwardly composed, he had spent much of his life associated with healthcare institutions. https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/when-the-inner-child-smiled-one-last-time/

Serious illness does not recognise status. James Van Der Beek’s story reminds us that vulnerability is universal—and that empathy and support matter more than ever. Stories about https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/life-until-the-very-last-day-the-story-of-james-van-der-beek-bykaterina-nikitina/

Immense Pressure Imposed by Invisible Bricks: On one hand, humanity takes preparation to travel to the moon after half a century. On the other hand, a quiet and slow collapse seems to consume us as it di https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/compassion-exists-amidst-cruelty-a-story-of-the-same-world/

In previous webinars of the pain management series, PACED experts discussed how to identify and assess pain. Now, we delve into how to treat it. Modern medicine offers a variety of effective methods for pain management, with opioid analgesics https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=142685

Love Beyond Labels -What Palliative Care Taught me about Love When we hear the word love, most of us instinctively think of romance—partners, lovers, Valentine’s Day hearts. But love has never been that small. Love is not limited to one person https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148795

Holding the Holders: Rethinking Self-Care in Hospice Work  Hospice work asks us to hold far more than is ever written in a job description.  It asks us to be present at some of the most tender and difficult moments of human life. https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148488

Anticipatory Grief: Coping with Loss Before It Happens Guidance for Families Grieving Before the Goodbye: At Gilchrist, we often say that grief begins long before the last breath. For many families, the process of saying goodbye starts well be https://ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148449

Hypnotherapy in Palliative Care – comfort, calm and support when it matters most -Laura Alexander When people hear the word ‘hypnotherapy’, they often think of habits, https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/hypnotherapy-in-palliative-care-comfort-calm-and-support-when-it-matters-most-laura-alexander/

Reflections from the Citizen-Led Research Workshop at the Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode What if research does not belong to universities alone? What if research belongs to ordinary people? https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/who-owns-research/

From First Breath to Last Breath. When someone asks me what I do, I usually say: From First Breath to Last Breath. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148440

Imagine yourself living with dementia. Or imagine yourself as a caregiver for a family member with dementia. What would your life be like? What do you hope and fear? ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148075

Social judgment, rather than lack of desire, is one of the biggest barriers to intimacy with new partners for widowed people. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148318

Should AI be allowed to resurrect the dead? - When Roro (not her real name) lost her mother to cancer, the grief felt bottomless. She was haunted by the unfinished nature of their relationship. She was invited to create an AI version of her mother ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=147399

EVENT - Hybrid Lecture - March 18, 2026 Sheila Kussner Hope & Cope Lecture, “Medical Assitance in Dying in Quebec: Is it Truly an Informed Choice?” ehospice.com/editorial_po...

In health care, conversations about finance, workforce, and facilities often dominate the agenda. Yet, the most valuable and universal currency within our health systems is something less tangible but far more immediate: time. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=148085

In partnership with Bath City FC and the Bath City Football Foundation, Dorothy House has produced a new Locker Room Chat, to destigmatise men’s mental health and encourage others to come together and talk openly about mental health, grief and loss at their ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=148146

I was a young doctor in Bangladesh, newly graduated, newly appointed to the Palliative Medicine team at Bangladesh Medical University. Palliative care was not yet a language I fully understood. I knew pain scales, oxygen flow rates, and opioid doses. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=147770

Spiritual support remains one of the most complex and, at the same time, most essential elements of palliative care. ehospice.com/?post_type=internationalposts&p=148482

  With the core theme of “Targeting Tomorrow: Collaborative Advances in Paediatric Haematology Oncology Care”, the conference visibly recognised paediatric palliative care as a core pillar of high-quality oncology care, embedding quality-of-life–focused care at the ehospice.com/inter_childr...

by Ryan Marshall Felder and Adira Hulkower  Mr. Young, in his late 60s, was admitted to a hospital in New York City with complications from untreated advanced cancer. ehospice.com/editorial_po...

Palliative care started out as a revolution – breaking away from established norms to champion the rights of the most vulnerable people in society. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=147167

The Fourth Wheel webinar series on Volunteering is a practical online course on working with volunteers in palliative care - produced by PACED with support from The Grace Trust. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=146285

The Pitt is a medical drama, but unlike typical ‘hospital soap operas’, it shows not only how difficult it is to be a doctor but also how vital it is to remain compassionate in a system where each day hangs between life and death. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=146339

By Marie Curie, Marie Curie  - In the latest episode of On the Marie Curie Couch podcast, Sir Michael Palin talks with Jason Davidson about his wife, Helen, who died in 2023. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=146864

Background:  World Health Assembly Resolution 67.19 affirms that palliative care is an ethical responsibility of health systems and urges member states to ensure domestic funding. ehospice.com/?post_type=internationalposts&p=146996

The Fourth Wheel webinar series on Volunteering is a practical online course on working with volunteers in palliative care - produced by PACED with support from The Grace Trust. ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=146282

The conference, running 23-26 February 2026, will focus on some of the top 24 Priorities recently identified and prioritised by people with lived and professional experience in the refresh of the Palliative and end of life care Priority Setting ehospice.com/?post_type=internationalposts&p=146689

One hundred nights of expert end-of-life care will be provided by Treetops Hospice, thanks to the generosity of a single supporter’s monthly donation. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=147100

The Myton Hospices’ volunteer ambassador and local boxer, Lewis Williams, exceeded the £20,000 target set for his ‘20 in 25’ fundraising campaign, raising an impressive £20,823 to support the charity’s vital services. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=147153

More than 140 fearless swimmers ‘brrrrraved’ the chilly waters of Cheltenham Lido in December for the Sue Ryder Big Dip Cheltenham – raising over £15,000 so far for the palliative and bereavement support charity, with more donations expected to ‘pour’ in. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=147130

St Christopher’s Hospice, the home of the modern hospice movement, was pleased to welcome Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to open their new ward in December. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=147075

Across many countries, hospices still battle outdated perceptions; most commonly the belief that they are places older people go only to die. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=146822

Bishkek, 2–4 December 2025—The PACED Leadership School on Palliative Care took place in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, bringing together specialists from across the region to enhance leadership skills and support the development of sustainable palliative ehospice.com/?post_type=editorialposts&p=146770

The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) proudly shares our journey through 2025 — “Looking back at 2025 with pride, stepping into 2026 with purpose.” As we reflect on an incredible year, we invite you to explore some key highlights from IAPC in 2025:http://www. ehospice.com/india_posts/...

As the 33rd Annual International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPCON 2026) approaches, the anticipation within the palliative care community continues to build. ehospice.com/india_posts/...

During my time interning with Island Hospice and Healthcare, I had the pleasure of accompanying social workers and nurses on home visits and hospital rounds. ehospice.com/africa_posts...

More than three quarters (78%) of paramedics sometimes fear doing the wrong thing when caring for people in the last year of life, new research has found. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=146694

The development of palliative care (PC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains insufficient, particularly in rural areas and among indigenous populations such as the Pende. ehospice.com/?post_type=internationalposts&p=146780

Landmarks across Forth Valley are bathed in blue this week (W/C 5th January) to mark the 45th anniversary of Strathcarron Hospice - kick starting a year of celebrations of vital hospice care within our communities. ehospice.com/?post_type=ukposts&p=147012