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'Grief Is Grief': Why the Death of a Pet Can Feel Worse Than Losing a Human Loved One

By Kelli Bender — 2019

Kaleel Sakakeeny, an ordained animal chaplain and prominent pet loss counselor, knows the loss of an animal companion can come with some serious emotions.

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A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit

Studies of dying patients who seek a hastened death have shown that their reasons often go beyond physical ones like intractable pain or emotional ones like feeling hopeless.

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Terminal Options for the Irreversibly Ill

My Feb. 5 column, “A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit,” prompted a deluge of information and requests for information on how people too sick to reap meaningful pleasure from life might be able to control their death.

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Alternatives for the Final Disposition

Though I wince at the redundancy, funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it. As www.funerals.org puts it: “Funeral planning starts at home.

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Death or Loss of an Animal Companion