Living Forever, Not an Option

About Living Forever, Not an Option

With their vast knowledge about hospice and palliative care, hosts Mary Crowe and Lyn Skarmeas discuss various topics to dispels the myths surrounding hospice, palliative care and end of life. Their goal is to empower individuals with advanced illness to access hospice services sooner, thereby providing more opportunity to improve their quality of life.

Publisher

Lyn Skarmeas

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Sept 2019

Latest episode

10 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Dec 2025

   Volunteer Services

   Volunteers are a key part of our hospice mission. They provide companionship and support for patients and families, offering their perspective on top of the expert care from the clinical team.Mary's guests are Lorinda Marshall, Manager of Volunteer Services, and Trish Cannon, Care Dimensions Volunteer.This episode continues our series informing the audience about all facets of end-of-life care and the various levels of support that are available to patients and families. CareDimensions.org

2. 

   25 Aug 2025

   Hospice Aides Make a Difference

   Hospice aides serve a vital role in supporting the patient.In this episode, Mary Crowe welcomes on Melanie Anderson and Esther Rodriquez to talk about the service they provide and what they like about working in end-of-life care.This episode continues our series informing the audience about all facets of hospice and the interdisciplinary team.CareDimensions.org

3. 

   28 Jul 2025

   Hospice and Spiritual Care

   Spiritual support at end-of-life is a critical part of hospice care. Our guest is Steve Kahut, Spiritual Counselor at Care Dimensions.This episode continues our series informing the audience about all facets of end-of-life care and the various levels of support that are available to patients and families.CareDimensions.org

Who has been a guest on Living Forever, Not an Option

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mary Crowe
• Kathy Pike
• Deb Todd
• Abbie O'Grady
• Paula Marques

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,645,981

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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