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Of a certain age... (originally published 12/17/14)
by Diane Goble I remember Christmases when I was a kid– when my sister and I got so many presents we’d fall asleep before we could open them all. We always had huge Christmas trees in our two-story...
View ArticleListen to Your Heart
~~~ Your grief will find a place in your life with the passing years, but will never go away. There
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needing not to starve
https://maxadaland.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/needing-not-to-starve.mp3 in Africa… acacia slake the heat into shadow pools across savanna where night stitches tighten dusk and lion prides stalk and...
View ArticleDeath and dying, from a nurse's perspective
Since a close relative of mine passed away a little over a year ago, I have been fascinated with reading stories and articles related to end of life issues. So often in America, death and dying is a...
View ArticleMarywood University’s to present Our Town
Marywood University’s department of music, theatre, and dance will present “Our Town” by American pl
View ArticleWe Remember
~ When someone we care about is no longer with us, there is an emptiness that only memories can fill
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The Moon will be Dismayed
They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the Lord ’s majesty. Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord ; exalt the name of the Lord , the God of Israel, in the...
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A Shelter from the Storm
Lord , you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. You have made the city a heap of rubble, the...
View ArticleRegrets and Guilt
Regrets and guilt can weigh you down. Unless you are perfect, it is easy to find something to regret
View ArticlePreying on the Fear of Older People?
My doctor’s office just called. Her nurse told me my first nutritionist class starts Monday. I remember the doctor asking if I’d go to a Nutritionist if she referred me and I said yes. That was just...
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Professors and Jack-hammer Operators
Is there a difference between being retired and being dead? Is there a difference between being employed and being dead? It all depends, perhaps. Is your retirement deadly boring? Is your employment...
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needing not to starve
https://maxadaland.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/needing-not-to-starve.mp3 in Africa… acacia slake the heat into shadow pools across savanna where night stitches tighten dusk and lion prides stalk and...
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Finishing 5 months of chemo
Grape vine sprouting new life Hi everyone, it’s been almost a month since I last posted anything. I’ve been finishing chemo (oral tablets) and busy with life. The chemo has a cumulative effect on me,...
View ArticleAlways With Us
When someone dies, the event is often referred to as a loss. In a sense this is true as their physic
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The Dew of Morning
Lord , you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. They are now dead,...
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Funeral Director Training: "Wear Other Shoes"
Funeral directors meet with families during a time which most agree is very difficult. Arranging the funeral of a loved one is stressful and often the necessary decisions made are clouded by varying...
View ArticleGlutton for Punishment (Part One)
I knew what I had to do. It had been 27 years, and I still hadn’t said goodbye to my mom and dad whom I had lost when I was 16 years old. The next morning, it was Sunday, about 8:30, I threw on some...
View ArticleThe Ungerleider Palliative Care Lecture Series Presents: “Prognostication:...
By Jane Heisey As part of the lecture series on palliative care at the CPMC Resident Palliative Care
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Weird, Yet Happy, Day
Daddy and Ben Today would be my husband’s 77th birthday were he only alive to see it. I’ve kind of ignored the fact that...
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The beauty in death and a faded rose
I took these photographs today to support my feeling that there is beauty in imperfection, and beauty in the process of dying. I think this is true for people and animals, as well as roses. Animals do...
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