Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD

Red Roses

The Intimacy of Sex, Marriage and Death Preparation

At the conclusion of the first night of our beautifully sensual life together, the man who became my second husband, breathlessly rolled over onto his side of the bed and exclaimed, “If I have a heart attack, don’t call the EMTs until I am cold and blue!” I could hear his smile in the dark and I knew exactly what he meant....

Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD

Jennifer A. O’Brien, MSOD, lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she is an artist and advocate for family caregivers and end-of-life preparation. She has been in healthcare management consulting for 33 years. Her art journal was published as The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal in February 2020 by Et Alia Press.