Author: Lin Sue Cooney

Lin Sue Cooney is community engagement director at Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, Ariz.

Facing your mortality: Dispelling common myths about hospice

We wouldn’t think of buying a car or house without doing months of homework to make an informed decision. Yet two-thirds of us fail to plan for a dignified end-of-life journey. The word “hospice” can be scary, but nothing is more frightening than the unknown. So let’s dispel some common myths.