Gail received her Ph.D. from Temple University and completed a clinical internship at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, CA. Gail specializes in working with older adults and their families, bringing clear-seeing and compassion to the transitions of aging, death, and dying. Gail has authored and published numerous articles on coping with stress and chronic medical illness, and has consulted with staff of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities as well as the general public about aging, dementia and caregiving.