Author Denise Carson greets guests at her book release celebration on Saturday, May 21. She has written a book titled "Parting Ways: New Rituals and Celebrations of Life's Passing." ...

A terminally ill woman had one rule at her end-of-life party: No crying. August 16, 2016. Amanda Friedland, left, fixes a bow on her friend Betsy Davis’s kimono as Davis’s sister, Kelly, looks on.

SCRANTON, Pa. — Each of the squares on this quilt shares the story of someone who shared their organs at the end of their life. The quilt greeted guests at the Radisson in downtown Scranton ...