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What the Health Care Debate Didn't Debate
If you were hoping that a 90-minute debate about the health care system would shed some light on what the Federal government could/should/shouldn’t address, going forward, you were in for serious...
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On Death ... not Dying {my thoughts on grieving a loved one}
I have experienced the death of a loved one before. Of course, I have. Losing my grandparents comes to mind. Also, I have grieved the loss of aunts and uncles. And family friends. I have even grappled...
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I haven’t written a blog post in a long time due to a fantastic but slightly traumatic job change th
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The unexpected news of my cousin Dennis’ death came as a surprise but it was not a shock. Late last spring Dennis “went dark”, disappearing except for occasional appearances at the grocery story in the...
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Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach
Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach. February 23, 2016. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 288 p. ISBN: 9781481418805. Int Lvl: YA; Rdg Lvl: YA; Lexile: 850. “I’ve got some questions...
View ArticleSkyvington: Canada needs an 'Arab Spring' in health care
“We’re going to fight this battle with everything we have, and we will probably lose. But then we will fight it again, and we will lose a little less, for this battle will win us many supporters....
View ArticleLife, Love & Loss
“The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.” – G.K. Chesterson Valentin
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One of the observations I began to form after turning away from the exterior world is how society is kept in check by invoking shortcuts to our root level programming, bypassing ego, and if you can...
View ArticleOn Death & Dying
Dr. Ross takes us on an adventure with many research and interviews, opening our eyes to the world where, let’s be frank, most of us do not wish to think about, let alone deal with. What can you do or...
View ArticleMind, Body and Facebook – do you want eternal life in the cloud?
As a Hospice nurse, I believe that death is a natural part of living. There are midwives who assist on the journey in and ‘reverse midwives’ (me) who assist on the journey out. Today we live more and...
View ArticleAfter Euthanasia: Me before you?
Working in palliative care, you often get recommendations for literature and films to have a look at. ‘Me, before you’ by Jojo Moyes was recommended by a colleague. I currently run a (slightly...
View ArticleJohn 11 -- "Jesus Wept"
Most ministers have to associate with sickness, death, and grieving more than they would like. We understand that we are there to comfort, but hospitals and funeral homes will eventually take their...
View ArticleHelp On Death & Dying
Written by Millionaire’s Digest Team Member: Jeyran Main Founder & Owner of: Review Tales Millionaire’s Digest Team, Author, Books, Writing, Successful living & family & life. On Death...
View ArticleWhat Matters Most
What matters most to me right now is that I’m pissed off and sad. I don’t like all of these people talking to me, touching me, trying desperately to connect with me in what feels disgenuine. That...
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Saying Goodbye
To those of you who didn’t know her and don’t know (and that’s most of you) The Nix – our ten-year old female Manx cat – died a few weeks ago. She was suffering from a resurgence of bladder stones, a...
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“My Father’s Greatest Gift: Life Lessons from a Black English Labrador Retriever” My Father’s Greatest Gift Ah, Doghead here. Hope you enjoyed hearing about what my mission was while I was here. Just...
View ArticleAcknowledging Grief
I enter the room, carefully maneuvering around the land mine of a familiar face, which I desire to a
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Only Someone Who Has Chronic Pain or Illness Knows...
Image from www.barefootmuse.wordpress.com “Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of...
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A Patient's Dream
This week I did a house call for a ninety year old gentleman who was one of my first patients at the start of my foray into private practice. Thirteen years ago, when I first met Mr.B, he was a tall...
View ArticleBook Review: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul...
Book Review: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande Five Stars “How we s
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