Death and Life

Questions at End of Life

by Lisa Pahl, LCSW

“Tracy” was one of the most direct people I ever met. As she said from day one with hospice, she tolerated no bullshit. Tracy did not want a nurse who was going to be sweet and soft-spoken. She wanted her entire hospice team (nurse, social worker, chaplain, bath aids) to “tell it like it is.”

Dad and daughter, many years after initial cancer diagnosis

My Dad's Cancer Diagnosis Changed Our Family

by Lisa Pahl, LCSW

Upon leaving the hospital, I saw a different man emerge. This man cried. He wrote in a journal every day. He became sentimental. He asked questions about my life.

Lisa & Lori Talk About Death

by Lori LoCicero

Hospice is an unlikely place to meet a future business partner. But that’s exactly where The Death Deck creators Lisa Pahl and Lori LoCicero met.

Our cat is teaching our son about aging and dying.

by Lisa Pahl, LCSW

T-Bone is helping us teach our son that we take care of the ones we love. That, as we get older, we can’t move as fast and we may need help. That, as she ages, T-Bone continues to contribute to our family through her love, her sweet little snores, the comforting presence she provides each of us on rough days. She’s slower and plumper, but also patient and gentle.