thursday mourning
They cling tight to one another; they’re all they’ve ever known. To once be with him, to now be without him. They’re trembling for their lives as it creeps upon them; the reality of their loss being...
View ArticleInteresting!
The other day a couple of friends came into the nursing home and Ming and I happened to be there too. After the usual greetings, banter and catch-up conversations, I told these lovely visitors about...
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Remaining Buoyant.
I walked into the funny little side room where they’d ushered my friend and me, with the inevitable flowery wallpaper border in an awkward shade of peach, and the strategically placed box of tissues....
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The Disappearing Crowd
I am not an old person. However, every year that passes sees more of my friends and acquaintances doing the same. It is as though the herd is being thinned and none of us knows who’s next. Yikes! When...
View ArticleThings I Miss
Each day that passes brings me further from the only life I knew. And the only man I wanted to spen
View ArticleLoved you last, <3Mija
In the midst of the 4th anniversary of my mama’s passing, I believed I was too tired to blog tonight. Then I realized – isn’t this the best time to write? Two cups of emotion, one cup of sadness, ½...
View ArticleEp. 55 How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Your End-of-Life Wishes
https://lessonsfromdying.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/podcasteoludocconvo.mp3 Today Dr. Karen Wyatt discusses how to start an end-of-life planning conversation with your healthcare provider. She...
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Purpose
Today I’ve been thinking about purpose. I would like your input in a comment, when and how did you know your purpose? What does it mean to you, is it a job, relationship, money, etc? Do you feel you...
View ArticleAboard this slow boat my mother-in-law sails
She is a long time dying, this mother-in-law of mine. We are again in Charleston, South Carol
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Fear Not!
I’ve been MIA due to a family issue. My 95-year-old Mom is now receiving hospice care and I was able to spend 10 meaningful days with her in Southern California. We were able to say the things we need...
View ArticleDeath
When I said: “Become” – you came into existence and when I said: “Be born in the flesh”
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As Life Passes Us By
The Latin American “Boom” in literature seemed to spring forth almost simultaneously in various countries of North, Central, and South America, beginning in the 1950s. The authors most commonly...
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I JUST NEVER KNEW
I never knew how much it hurts when your mother dies. The nurse in me had always accepted that death is inevitable. No one lives forever. Everyone loses their parents eventually. It’s the natural...
View ArticleComing up for air
Hello there! It’s been forever since we posted something of our own here. For very different reasons. Steve is still with us but only writing on CaringBridge and FaceBook to keep friends up-to-date...
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Living at the end of life: the TR Twist
Photo credit: CanStockPhoto I had the privilege to attend a training session titled: “Living at the end of life: the TR twist.” I only attended part 1 out of the 2 training sessions. This session was...
View ArticleDeath and Dying
Death and Dying Today people are so afraid and terrified of death that they refuse to talk about it or even think about it. To them, as it was for Job of the Old Testament, death is the king of...
View ArticleWhich song for today?
Steve Shoemaker is hospitalized in Illinois. CaringBridge and FaceBook, which have kept us up-to-date on his journey with terminal cancer, have been silent since Thursday. Steve’s last post on FB read...
View ArticlePC's Poem - No Tears
No Tears Weeping’s wasted, now life is gone Tears untasted, we carry on Future sorrow, never known Daily loving, unfulfilled Circle of life, bittersweet pill ©September 12, 2016 _PC I penned this as...
View ArticleObituary - read to the END!
Rev. John Richard Vogel Jr. Obituary VOGEL, JR. Rev. John Richard Vogel, Jr. died suddenly and unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday, May 28, 2016. He was 75. Services will be on Tuesday, June 7...
View Article2 Years
2 years ago right now I sat awake in my room at my parents house grappling with the reality that a man I loved like a father was dying. The fact that I did not have a job to support myself with and...
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