﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:55:57 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Rethinking Your Future - End-of-Life</title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/rethink/Home/rss/category/4135/end-of-life</link><atom:link href="https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/rethink/Home/rss/category/4135/end-of-life" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Funerals can be a time for reflection]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/funerals-can-be-a-time-for-reflection</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/1904/funeral-gathering.jpeg.jpg" length="21330"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ I recently attended a celebration of life for an acquaintance. She was a lovely woman who lived a full life filled with family, close friends, travel, and lots of fun and adventure.  

 She was ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/funerals-can-be-a-time-for-reflection</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-1904]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Communication helps ensure end-of-life wishes are followed]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/communication-helps-ensure-end-of-life-wishes-are-followed</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/859/health-communication-older-adults-inline_0.jpg" length="16492"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ If we lived and died in a perfect world, all our end-of-life wishes would be followed. 

 If we wanted extraordinary measures, where our doctors do everything possible to prevent our death, that ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/communication-helps-ensure-end-of-life-wishes-are-followed</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-859]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Trying to remember a life post-pandemic]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/trying-to-remember-a-life-post-pandemic</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/831/img-Celebration-of-Life.jpg" length="17907"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/831/200200p4135EDNthumbimg-Celebration-of-Life.jpg" alt="" /> I’m hoping my cousin gets the healing she needs this month. 

 Almost a year after her brother David passed away, she is having a celebration of life for him. 

 I wrote about Janet in January ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/trying-to-remember-a-life-post-pandemic</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-831]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Cleaning can help with stress]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/cleaning-can-help-with-stress</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/207/chores.jpg" length="13485"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/207/200200p4135EDNthumbchores.jpg" alt="" /> My mother has become a cleaning and organizing machine. Ever since my father died she has been cleaning closets, purging files, organizing shelves and rearranging furniture. 

 The fact is, her ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/cleaning-can-help-with-stress</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-207]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[After father’s death, bereavement leave becomes ‘believement’ leave]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/after-fathers-death-bereavement-leave-becomes-believement-leave</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/210/younger-dad.jpg" length="18876"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/210/200200p4135EDNthumbyounger-dad.jpg" alt="" /> My father passed away Jan. 23 after a long, brave battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 86. When he took his last breath, my mother and sister and his hospice aide were by his side. 

 Those of ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/after-fathers-death-bereavement-leave-becomes-believement-leave</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-210]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[When a loved one is on hospice, how does one prepare for the inevitable?]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/when-a-loved-one-is-on-hospice-how-does-one-prepare-for-the-inevitable</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/213/forever-loved.jpg" length="15719"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://oneconnectiondev.com/Portals/9/EasyDNNNews/213/200200p4135EDNthumbforever-loved.jpg" alt="" /> It’s 2018 and I know I’ll have many great things to celebrate in the new year. However, I am fairly certain my father will not be around to celebrate 2019.     You see, my father’s been on hospice ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/when-a-loved-one-is-on-hospice-how-does-one-prepare-for-the-inevitable</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-213]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Lessons from Mary]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/lessons-from-mary</link><description><![CDATA[    My mother-in-law passed away a few weeks ago. 

 I’ve written about Mary in the past. You may remember that strong, stubborn Irish woman who depleted her savings caring for her ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/lessons-from-mary</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-317]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Make a resolution you won’t regret]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/make-a-resolution-you-wonrsquot-regret</link><description><![CDATA[    It was Stephen Covey who said, “ Begin with the end in mind.” 

 That got me to thinking. What regrets do people express as they near the end of life, and what actions can we take now so we ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/make-a-resolution-you-wonrsquot-regret</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-384]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ending well]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/ending-well</link><description><![CDATA[    In advance of California Healthcare Decisions Week, Oct. 23 to 29, Dr. Lanyard Dial, CEO and medical director of Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurses Association, has written this week’s The Other ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/ending-well</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-352]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Gallagher]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Many Dimensions of Loss and Grief]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/the-many-dimensions-of-loss-and-grief-1</link><description><![CDATA[   During this season’s first episode of TV’s “Dancing With the Stars,” actress Jennifer Grey surprised herself when she broke into tears upon hearing the song she and her partner would be dancing ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/the-many-dimensions-of-loss-and-grief-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c0cd3f4b-6978-4727-9062-4e50ece0c2a4-329]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>