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Self Image
I’ve always thought of myself as being “tall and thin”. Although I am still as tall as I ever was, I’m not as thin… I’m supposed to be losing weight. The hospice nurse measured the circumference of my...
View ArticleThe Dying Patient.
We take an entire 3 credit hour course on Palliative Care. We do a clinical rotation on a Palliative unit or in the community and work directly with people looking death in the face. We learn about...
View ArticleHow do you want to die?
The End of Life CAN be comfortable and enlivening ©Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, CTP, CMC, ACT, MCC, SCAC
View ArticleLove and Loss
The rain today is so beautiful. I awoke at 2:00 am to the smell of damp soil and green–the green of mountain pine trees. I slipped out of the room so as not to wake my sweet dog, who I knew would be...
View ArticleBook review: When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings
Mathers, Petra. When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings. Beach Lane/Simon & Schuster. $17.99. unp. 978-1-4814-1044-1. Ages 4-8: Explaining death to young children is very difficult, and Mathers does a...
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Breaking My Silence - My Mother's Passing
I have been silent for three months. Now, I am breaking my silence. Not because I have anything in particular to say, but because it is finally time. My mother passed away on August 4, 2014. Katrina...
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Responding to Human Suffering by Elise M. Edwards
In the past few weeks, there have been renewed debates throughout the US about death with dignity laws and the role of government is providing or securing access to health care. The tragic story of...
View ArticleBook review: My Brother’s Shadow
Avery, Tom. My Brother’s Shadow. Random House, 2014. $16.99 ISBN9780385384872 161pgs. Grades 5 and up, P7Q6 Kaia is having a hard time dealing with her brother’s death. Her mother has turned to...
View ArticleBook review: All the Bright Places
Niven, Jennifer. All the Bright Places. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. $17.99 ISBN9780385755887 388pgs. Grades High school, P7Q8 This is a beautiful story about a boy named Finch, who is fascinated by death,...
View ArticleA Keepsake for the Ages
When the phone rings and a voice says that they would like to request some memory bears, I know that
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On Death, Dying with Dignity, and Brittany Maynard
Dear Dwonna: I believe that suicide is wrong, but the 29-year-old woman in Oregon who chose to end her life last week has made me question my rigid belief. What are your thoughts about this? Signed,...
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Great American Urn Company - Custom Handcrafted Wooden Cremation Urns
Contact Master Craftsman, Tom Zumbach, for more information about ordering and shipping of our custom, handcrafted wooden cremation urns. We ship anywhere in N. America. Our woodworking shop is located...
View ArticleDeath, Dying and Adoption
In my Human Development class we are on the chapter Death and Dying. It is something that we will all have to face at some point in our lives. It may be our own death, we all will die. It could be a...
View ArticleSTEVE ELKINS 1949-2014
On October 30, 2014 at 11:43 a.m., my brother Stephen James Elkins passed from this world into the n
View ArticleUnmasking...
I stand at the edge of a mighty forest beneath the mountain of God. I discard my fears and worries k
View ArticleTerrible Fog Settling In
Terrible Fog Settling In Under an Enormous Comforter that fills the sky unleashing fury descending c
View ArticleBest Advice I've Gotten In the Past Year? "Practice Radical Self-Care"
Great recs found here. The best advice I got during the past twelve months wasn’t directed at
View ArticleThe Greatest Loss
It is said that the greatest loss is never to have loved. You could avoid the pain of saying goodbye
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The Death Grip of Sin: Are You Holding onto It, or Does It Have a Hold on You?
Sin is terrible. It can cause a mother to kill her own child (as in abortion) or a father to cause his children to suffer (as in desertion and abandonment). It can cause an entire nation to fall...
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Magic Lightbox
Dear Lucas, One full year has passed since I wrote you. You fantastic little shit. My best friend’s son is growing up before my very eyes. Six years old now. I think of you every time I spend time with...
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