by thedeathexpert | Jan 9, 2026 | Death, Dying, Estates
You’ve just left the doctor’s office with news that changes everything. The words “stage four,” “weeks to months,” or “nothing more we can do” are still echoing in your head. And now, along with processing the grief,...
by thedeathexpert | Dec 17, 2025 | Aging, Death, Dying, Planning for a Death, The Journey
When your phone rings at 2 AM with news that changes everything, the last thing you want to think about is whether your loved one ever told you what they wanted. Yet this is exactly when families need answers most. Too often, those answers don’t exist. End of...
by thedeathexpert | Dec 15, 2025 | Aging, Dying, The Journey
Your mother has stage four pancreatic cancer. The doctors have said there are no more treatment options. Maybe six months, they said. Maybe less. Your siblings are in different cities. Your father is in shock. Your mother keeps saying she wants to “get things in...
by thedeathexpert | Dec 15, 2025 | Aging, Death, Dying, Financial Planning, The Journey
The oncologist said the words you’d been dreading: “We’re running out of options.” Or maybe it was the neurologist explaining that the disease is progressing faster than expected. Or the cardiologist saying the next hospitalization will likely...
by thedeathexpert | Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
You know you need to have the conversation. You’ve known for months. Maybe years. You’ve started to bring it up at Thanksgiving. You’ve thought about it during doctor’s appointments. You’ve drafted texts to your siblings that you never...
