Dispatches from the Front
“Oh, Peace, bless this mad place!” -Thomas Merton Bald Hills Road hits the border of Redwood National Park, and the badly potholed pavement turns to [...]
Like Family
It wasn’t his physical pain that caused tears to come to Mark’s eyes when he discussed his medication with ResolutionCare nurse Jessica Howard during his [...]
Army of Angels
When community health worker Sean McCann asked one of the people under our care, stonemason Rolf Durang, if he had adequate support in his rural [...]
I Was Born Dead
When I asked him how he felt about entering the closing stage of his life, this is what Manuel Santaella told me: “I was [...]
We’ll Fix Yer Wagon
People often ask me what a palliative care chaplain does. It can be hard to describe, but I’m hoping to [...]
Grace Notes, A Chaplain’s Blog
ResolutionCare's Director of Spiritual Support Services, Carl Magruder, recently debuted his new blog: Grace Notes, A Chaplain's Blog. What follows is an excerpt from [...]
Back to the Track
Being sick can keep you from doing what you love, alter your identity, and snatch away what you are passionate about. Troy, a young man [...]
Whaddya Gonna Do?
I met Rina in autumn. She came onto our service because her breast cancer, treated twenty years previously, had come back in metastatic form despite [...]
Love Support
One of our people, Oscar, died today in the hospital. Almost everyone wants to die in our own homes, but there was no one to [...]
David’s Dignity
We invite you to meet David Daley, one of the people cared for by the team at ResolutionCare. David wanted to make this film [...]