caring for our loved ones with dementia …
… links to practical resources. (as is often the case, the comments section tells us much about the culture and times in which we live)
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the inevitability of death …
… “Were it not for the death of a companion, were it not for the death of a relative, of a person we know and care about, were it not for the death of someone close to us, were it not for the death of someone who in some way has crossed the path of
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an encounter that can resurrect a life …
… the story of Vicky, a young lady with HIV, who is healed in her encounter with Rose … it is also told in Greater – Defeating AIDS, an award winning film at Cannes. Vicky is speaking at the Med Conference this weekend.
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palliative care round up …
… GeriPal has a nice round up of different palliative care posts, thoughts and trends. Great Danes … hospitalists … death masks … and more.
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on being whole … serving others from our need …
“Being whole doesn’t mean being more than who you are this very moment. It means being who you are this very moment. It means accepting the parts of yourself that used to make you ashamed, or feel small. These are the parts of yourself that will allow you to connect to other people, allow you
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conscience freedoms …
… Helen Alvare’s summary of the status of conscience freedoms in the health care reform act.
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assisted suicide … in Europe …
… a good summary of recent developments in Europe (UK, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands) re assisted suicide, euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia. “As the debate over euthanasia has continued in past months in Britain it became clear that opposition to loosening the law comes from many quarters. Brendan O’Neill, the editor of the online commentary site
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frida kahlo …
… suffered in many ways during her life. “Kahlo’s paintings reflect the pain she carried with her through life. They mirror, she insisted, her reality rather than imagination, and contain stark references to her miscarriages, surgeries, and both physical and psychological injuries.” The anniversary of her birthday was this past week. Read more of Mariangela
What can turn us …
… from this deserted future, back into the sphere of our being, the great dance that joins us to our home, to each other and to other creatures, to the dead and the unborn? I think it is love … Standing by Words Wendell Berry
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desire … hope … infinite humanity
“The desire of man even during a disease is the desire for a meaning for which life is worth living. If the physiological cure is the most immediate manifestation of this need, it is also true that the physiological cure alone is not enough, because man, although unconsciously, asks for more. He asks for something
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