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EndNotes archive for June 6, 2011

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011

Three funerals, two weddings, one month

I have attended three funerals in two weeks: a 20-something, a 30-something – both died unexpectedly – and a 60-something who had a year to live with a cancer diagnosis. And while the 60-something had time to plan, she did not include some important details.…

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Countering anxiety with kindness

At the end of people's lives, many people, if they can face the hard fact, regret the times they hurt others in ways small and large. Kent Hoffman, my Wise Words interview Saturday, believes in the power of kindness. He said it's an antidote to…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.