Walking into the Survivors Healing Garden on 108th Street, just blocks from Watts Towers, Oya Sherrills radiates calm as she stops to pick up trash that has blown in from the Union Pacific railroad tracks nearby. “This was a junkyard with cars all over the place,” she says, surveying the 3,150-square-foot plot of land that… Continue reading A healing garden in L.A. honors loved ones lost to violence
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How to talk about end-of-life arrangements with aging loved ones
Amy Pickard wants you to talk about death. Specifically, she wants you to make your healthcare planning and end-of-life arrangements known to your loved ones. She knows that talking about death is going to make most people squirm. But the Southern Californian, who runs the end-of-life consulting company Good to Go!, says an awkward but… Continue reading How to talk about end-of-life arrangements with aging loved ones