I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
We went to a party on Saturday night. It’s not the first time we’ve been out, the boys and I (or indeed I on my own,) since D-Day, and although I mainly want to stay at home curled up in a ball, I know...
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That’s Why I Eat Ice Cream!
By Jan Wilson ©June 13, 2016 The call came during the evening, but it could have come anytime. “Come now if you want to see Carole alive.” I went, without question. It wasn’t the first time I’d...
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Avoidable Losses
“Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion to death.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross A father was arrested after the funeral of his thirteen-month old child. The next day he was charged with open murder....
View ArticleNo prosecution likely in doctor-assisted deaths if SCC rules followed: province
Doctors and other medical professionals are unlikely to be prosecuted in Saskatchewan in cases of a physician-assisted death as long as the conditions set out by the Supreme Court of Canada are met. If...
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Supine June 17, 2016
Supine on the couch My “adventures” have caught up Nature reassures. Art Prescription: After such a stressful couple of weeks, I think today I caved into the exhaustion. I’m not one to be down, but...
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Avoidable Losses
“Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion to death.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross A father was arrested after the funeral of his thirteen-month old child. The next day he was charged with open murder....
View ArticleEp. 43 What To Do When Tragedy Strikes
https://lessonsfromdying.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/podcasttragedy.mp3 In this episode Dr. Karen Wyatt shares her thoughts on how to cope with tragedy when you are a peripheral observer and don’t...
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Caterpillar to Chrysalis to Butterfly
Lately, I’ve been thinking about history and the concept of cultural evolution. This is generally thought of as a linear progression (Stone Age to Post-modern), but when studied over time, it is more...
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A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance
You may recognize the title of this week’s blog from Ecclesiastes 3: 4. The first eight verses of this chapter are my favorites in the Bible. They remind us that life will give us joy and happiness,...
View ArticleSaskatchewan religious leaders call for freedom of conscience on assisted death
Religious leaders from around Saskatchewan are coming together to let the province know they want freedom of conscience to be respected throughout the assisted dying process. The federal government...
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The Night My Dad Released Me
For seven years, in Philadelphia, I worked as what is known as a Barrymore Nominator. Nominators were sent to see area theatre by the now defunct Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia. If we saw...
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110 in the Shade #FridayFictioneers
Photo Credit to Rich Voza 110 in The Shade The pilot wiped the sweat and dust from his brow and coaxed the joystick, “Just one more pass baby.” His man on the ground had been confident when he called...
View ArticleEp. 45: Indepence Day: How to Get Free of Your Fear of Death
https://lessonsfromdying.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/podcasteolufear.mp3 Join Dr. Karen Wyatt as she discusses How to Rise Above the Fear of Death. She talks about why it’s important for our entire...
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50 Days to 50 Years: Day 28, Happy Independence Day!
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble,...
View ArticlePatients' rights group says MUHC right-to-die policy needs complete overhaul
A patients’ rights group is calling on the McGill University Health Centre to make big changes to its assisted dying policy after a patient was moved out of its palliative care unit in order to receive...
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A Good Time to Support the Providence Community Safety Act
Today is an excellent day to write to your city council urging community oversight of police conduct, and to research and support any initiatives in your city whose goal is to reduce police violence....
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50 Days to 50 Years: Day 25, Morning Coffee with Roger Barkley
“You can tell a man is clever by his answers. You can tell a man is wise by his questions.” — Naguib Mahfouz I was extremely blessed to have Pastor Roger Barkley kick off Day 25 of these 50 Days to 50...
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People die terrible deaths while she and the other laugh, they have always they have always suffered ssomewhere else while she and the other laugh . While i sit and think how sad the world is...
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Letter 10
Nana, I wish you were here now more than ever; poor little Greyson has had to have 3 blood draws and he is only 6 days old! The poor guy screamed and cried today and I felt so helpless as his mama. I...
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