A Gentle Guide
What I wanted to do when I began to visit lunch groups 2 1/2 years ago was to let people know I was here to help them go through the death of someone they loved. A sort of ‘midwife’ for the dying, or ‘doula’ to the dying. Read the story »
Palliative Care for the Soul
There’s some snobbery in a person judging if another person is in denial, don’t you think?
Sitting around tables we shake our heads or we tsk-tsk or the like because some unfortunate soul is not coming to terms with their own death or with that of their loved one. How rude.
Suffering, hope, depression, grieving, coping, etc. have faces and nuances we don’t always recognize or understand in people. To cope with hope…. Read the story »
Grief and Mourning When Anticipating Death
by Worth Kilcrease
The following is an excerpt of a letter Edgar Allen Poe wrote on January 4, 1948 after his wife died:
“You say—‘Can you hint to me what was the terrible evil’ which caused the irregularities so profoundly lamented?” Yes; I can do more than hint. This ‘evil’ was the greatest which can befall a man. Six years ago, a wife, whom I loved as no man ever loved before, ruptured a Read the story »
Resources & Ramblings
A Gentle GuideWhat I wanted to do when I began to visit lunch groups 2 1/2 years ago was to let people know I was here to help them go through the...
The Revolving DoorThe following e-mail that Gail Sheehy wrote could have been written by many people who are living with illnesses in their end-stages. She...
The Hospice TalkReading the article, Life and Death: Helping Families On Big Questions, made me think of a few things. The article discusses how ethical...
Recent Guest Writers
Worth KilcreaseWorth is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified as a Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying, and Bereavement by the Association...
Jim ComerFor twenty-five years Jim has worked as a writer, speaker, speech coach and creative consultant for Fortune 500 companies...
Nancy ManahanNancy Manahan, Ph.D., is a community college English, women’s studies, and film studies teacher, now retired. She co-authored (with...
Interviews
Interview with Khris FordIn January this year, I interviewed Khris Ford, Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of My Healing Place in Austin, Texas....
Baby Boomers & Beyond
Parenting Your Parents: The Joy of Creating New Memoriesby Jim Comer. When we are parenting our parents, it is only natural to dip into the past. The old days are familiar territory and we...
Questions re: AlzheimersThis is another excerpt from THE ALZHEIMERS ACTION PLAN, a new book “… combining the insights of a world-class physician and an...
Alzheimer’s Action Plan…1A representative from St. Martin’s Press contacted me about this new book, The Alzheimer’s Action Plan. I’ll be bringing...
The Planning Begins
I’m getting together this week with Larry Farrow, Executive Director, and Brandie Baker of the Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization....
From the ‘Help the Hospices’ Website(the following article in its entirety is from the Help the Hospices Website) What is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day? World...
