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Paul is Dead and the Revolution is Upon Us
The Three Pauls and The Second American Revolution The three Pauls represent the three centers of pop music in their age – San Francisco gave us Paul Kantner (3/17/1941), New York gave us Paul Simon...
View ArticleThe Strangest Superstitions About Death and Dying
Death still remains a mystery to most people and, throughout the years, many superstitions have arisen that try to explain various aspects about dying, funerals, and the afterlife. The Huffington Post...
View ArticleMy Book (Warner's Story)
“Are you serious? Look what Kim posted on MyBook.” Stacy shoved her smart phone in my face. Wind whipped through her long blond locks as she sped down the highway. She had the sunroof open and the...
View ArticleRest In Peace
So it’s been a year and a half since my last hospitalization for mania and I’m still goi
View ArticleA Blessing for Entering Hospice
My beloved friend Jim is nearly 92 years old. His mind is sharp and keen though his vision, hearing, and mobility are weaker every day. Jim doesn’t have a major illness. He’s just losing energy and...
View ArticlePhysician-assisted dying will hurt medical profession, ethicist argues
Physician-assisted dying will weaken fundamental respect for life and inflict lasting damage on medicine and law, a respected medical ethicist warned parliamentarians Thursday. Doctors and other...
View ArticleWhen Death Comes to Early
Last week I sat browsing through my Facebook when I came across a post that caught my eye. And made me choke up. This wasn’t the first time I had seen a post like this. It seemed that the loss of a...
View Article3 Tips for Writing a Meaningful Eulogy
Delivering a eulogy at the funeral for a friend or family member who has passed away is a great honor, however it can also bring a lot of pressure. You want to do justice to the person you are...
View ArticleMyBook (Warner's Story)
“Are you serious? Look what Kim posted on MyBook.” Stacy shoved her smart phone in my face. Wind whipped through her long blond locks as she sped down the highway. She had the sunroof open and the...
View ArticlePsychic Link (Caren's Story:Mortal)
I specifically remember Friday, late September of last year, after school, Christina and I walking home together talking about boys, ghosts, and the paranormal. We had always been interested in the...
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death watch
https://maxadaland.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/death-watch.mp3 Bijou…in afternoon is amniotic hatchery dried parsley and old women’s shoes… then evening steeps it to bean soup sour laundry soap and...
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To Have (or maybe not) a Stroke
“You’re not leaving here with your blood pressure that high,” the doctor said. It was 189 over something equally ridiculous. It was not interested in coming down. Finally she said, “Okay, pick up this...
View ArticleThe Many Paths of Grief with Karen Wyatt MD
https://lessonsfromdying.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/griefpodcast.mp3 In this podcast I will discuss eight tips for coping with grief I have learned through the many interviews I’ve conducted in the...
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Hospice Care Ottawa's day program is all about living
A row of nesting dolls stand on the work table in front of Mary MacKinnon, alongside a sketch pad and photograph of MacKinnon’s mother. Morning light pours through a west-facing window as, pencil in...
View ArticleThe little wave that lives forever
Once upon a time there was a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a good old time. She was enjoying the wind and the fresh air. She had her friends around her. Together they laughed and...
View ArticleReflections on Writing a Family’s Journey Through Palliative Care - An...
Tuesday February 16, 2016 at the Hamilton Public Library, Westdale Branch – 2:00 -3:00 p.m. Author and nurse, Bonnie Lendrum, could have chosen a lighter topic than palliative care for her first novel,...
View Articlein sickness & in health
I think I said that grief is passive. It creeps over you in those famous waves, you know, whereas m
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In the wind, he's still alive...
It’s 230 am…I’m soaked in sweat and tears. I saw you. It was the most magical vision of you. I haven’t seen you like that in months. You were here. I called out for you “daddy! Daddy!” I was balling....
View ArticleVerse - When Cancer Patients Cry
It may mean nothing when you see The tears, or when you hear the voice Begin to catch and whisper. The Strong drugs for pain remove the poise And self control. Emotions rule. Or The patient, for some...
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