… Leon Fleisher … who recently played and gave Master Classes at Wichita State University. Fleisher’s own story is a powerful tale of death and resurrection which he tells in his memoirs My Nine Lives. A rising pianistic prodigy, he suffered focal dystonia in his ‘30’s and his (one) career was cut short. He continued […]
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Janssen and Macleod in Pall & Supportive Care talk to patients and their caregivers about how doctors do (or do not) care for them as individuals. “Building a caring human relationship begins with doctors recognizing themselves and each patient as individuals first and foremost. A connection invited on that level provides a firm base on
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Binsey Poplars Gerard Manley Hopkins felled 1879 My aspens dear, whose airy cages quelled, Quelled or quenched in leaves the leaping sun, All felled, felled, are all felled; Of a fresh and following folded rank Not spared, not one That dandled a sandalled Shadow that swam or sank On meadow & river & wind-wandering weed-winding
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… we are social beings … relational … on our death bed, all we will have is our relationships. “Everyone’s identity is socially created: it’s through your relationships that you understand yourself as a mother or a father, a teacher or an accountant, a hero or a villain.” Hellhole – Atul Gawande – New Yorker
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… handout posted “What must be made very clear here, is that patients who are suffering during the dying process, and contemplate PAS because they feel they have lost all meaning, dignity and purpose in life, are asking physicians, “Do you agree that my life is worthless because I am dying? They are searching in
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… Lorenzo Albacete on the ‘young old‘ … ” …we are facing the emergence of a new cultural world: that of the “young old, “separate from that of the “old old.” However, this new cultural category is based on a lie, as Jacoby remarks: “At 85 or 90, whatever satisfaction may still lie ahead, only
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‘Of Gods and Men’ opens this weekend … … The New York Times review … America Magazine review … trailer … show times around the country … related post here
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A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts by Daniel Sulmasy OFM MD PhD. One of the best lines … “Suffering is what remains when one’s control runs out.” (p 62) The funniest line … “Every honest wife should know that she will have no more control over her husband once he
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There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul. Some times I feel discouraged, And think my work’s in vain, But then the Holy Spirit Revives my soul again. If you can’t preach like Peter, If you can’t pray like Paul, Just
… of healing … 1. be truly present to the moment 2. trust 3. attend to your whole person needs 4. be open to deeper relating 5. listen to your intuition 6. create 7. develop your self-reflective skills 8. be gentle with yourself 9. think small 10. celebrate
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