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Death: The Final Word?

Robert V. Taylor | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Hospice, Compassion and Choices, End of Life Choices, Death With Dignity, Dying, Hospice Care Dying, Hospice Care, Death & Dying, Hospice Care Death, Death, Healthy Living News
Robert V. Taylor

In spite of decades working with the dying and bereaved families, my familiarity with end-of-life choices, death and grief was now staring me in the face, reflecting the image of the woman who gave birth to me.

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Can A Person 'Suffer From Life'?

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Chaplain, Withholding Nutrition and Hydration, Dying, End of Life, Suffering From Life, Assisted Suicide, God, Alzheimers, Euthanasia, Charles Snelling, Netherlands, Death, Adrienne Snelling, Religion, Royal Dutch Medical Association, Right to Die, Christian, Dr. Petra De Jong, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Do you think that there is such a thing as "suffering from life"? Do you think that people should be able to make their own decision as to whether or not to end their life?

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Strength For The Moment: 10 Tips For Family Caregivers

Lori Hogan | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Death & Dying, Chaplaincy, Dying, Strength for the Moment, Gps-Soul, Care Giving, Help for Care Givers, Tips for Care Givers, Sick, Religion News
Lori Hogan

Many baby boomers, often unexpectedly and for long periods, will likely be called to provide care for a loved one, and it is my hope that anyone could gain strength, encouragement and inspiration through the real-life caregiving stories.

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Thoughts On Mercy and Suicide

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Hospice, Marriage, Mercy, Caregiving, Dying, Euthanisia, Hope, Suicide, Ballet, Mercy Killing, Love, Couples, Death, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

When I think of mercy, I think of receiving undeserved or unmerited kindness or treatment. A merciful act is one that reconnects us to humankind -- reminds us that we belong.

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Death Is Not The End

Anne Peterson | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Dying, Spirit, Grief, Death & Dying, Emotional Wellness, Moving On, Mourning, Healthy Living Spirit, Spirituality, Grieving, Death, Home News
Anne Peterson

More than just the celestial signs we seek solace in, death offers a profound internal experience. While I have physically lost of my father, I am emotionally closer to him.

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3 Zen Ways to Nurture the Very Sick

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Hospice, Dementia, Caregiving, End of Life, Zen Hospice Project, Food, Elder Care, Eating, Caregiver, Alzheimer's, Compassion, Zen, Mindfulness, Mindful Care, Dying, Healthy Living News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Food is one of the last few pleasures left when illness leaves one laying in bed in a small room with little else available in terms of sensory gratification. Food is also an important part of caregiving.

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Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day as If It Were Your Last

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Living a Full Life, Cancer, Dying, Death & Dying, Life, Transformation, Death, Esophageal Cancer, Lee Lipsenthal, Video, Books News
Carolyn Anderson

It is about living a life so rich, so meaningful, so moment to moment that if we were to die today we could do so knowing that we had sucked the marrow out of life and really maximized every moment.

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Ned's Choice

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Husband Murder, Maria Rodale, Age-Gracefully, Die Gracefully, Aging, End of Life Care, Dying, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

Every once in a while you meet someone who changes your life. That's what happened to me one day when I turned into a driveway that had a sign out fro...

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Does God Prefer Longevity Over Quality Of Life?

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: End of Life Decisions, Dying, Jesus, Clergy, Holy Week, Preaching, Death, Crucifixion of Jesus, End of Life Issues, Jesus Christ, Death & Dying, Christianity, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

For Christians, this is one of the most important weeks of our liturgical calendar. This is the week that we should be contemplating what we never want to contemplate: death.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Is The Near-Death Experience A Really Good Trip?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: White Light, Video, Dying, Talk Nerdy to Me, Soul, Near-Death Experience, Dmt, Out of Body Experience, Duncan McDougall, Tunnel, Cara Santa Maria, Death, Science News

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The Power Of Ritual In The 'Hunger Games' Trilogy

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Dying, Ritual, Hope, Death & Dying, Grief, Dealing With Grief, HUnger Games, Loss, The Hunger Games, Death, Religion News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

As I neared the last pages, I found myself fatigued; exhausted by her story of loss and death. I struggled with how to make sense of it all.

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What Medieval Times Teach Us About Respecting the Dead

Bridget Whearty | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Medieval History, History, Marines, Dead Body, Medieval, Dying, Death & Dying, Burial, Death and Dying, Medieval Times, Marine Urinate on Bodies, Death, Culture News
Bridget Whearty

The phrase "no man is an island" gets tossed around pretty lightly these days, but at its core, it's about the same thing. When the funeral bells toll, don't ask who they are for. We're all in this together.

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Spiritually Seeking A Death Both 'Beautiful And Painful'

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: End of Life, Dying, Jesus, Death, Holy Ground, End of Life Care, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Christianity, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Just before New Years, I found myself helping a family whose loved one was dying. As a chaplain in a hospital, I never know whether a family will allow me "in" at the time that is most painful for them.

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Deepak Chopra On The Process Of Grieving

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Deepak Chopra, Marlo Thomas, Video, Dying, Loss, The Grieving Process, Death, Grieving, Women News

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The Loss of Loved Ones

Diana M. Raab | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Holidays, Heart Disease, Greiving, Family, Dying, Surviving the Holidays, Death, Death in the Family, Holiday Deaths, Grieving Process, Death & Dying, Grieving Loss, Death and Dying, Grieving, Fifty News
Diana M. Raab

My father adored me. I was his sunshine, and when he died a large chunk of me died. I cannot say that the pain has dissipated, but it has softened over the years.

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Why You Don't Need To Fight Cancer

Kathy Chang-Lipsenthal | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Sickness, Living With Cancer, Dying, Enjoy Every Sandwich, Enjoying Life, Cancer, Death, Lee Lipsenthal, Fighting Cancer, My-Story, Books News
Kathy Chang-Lipsenthal

When my husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, I told him "You're going to beat this." He replied, "I don't feel the need to fight cancer. Fight comes out of fear of dying. And I don't have that fear."

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P.S. I Love You: Creating a Digital Farewell File

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Last Goodbye, Saying Goodbye, Dying, Letter Writing, Multiple Sclerosis, Death, Cancer, Legacy, Memories, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News
Hillary St. Pierre

When I found out I was terminally ill, the idea of leaving behind a legacy weighed on me, but not as heavily as the idea that I could leave behind a child with little or no memories of me.

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Who Is In Control When Your Loved One Has Cancer?

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Family Members, End of Life, Dying, Wwjd, What Would Jesus Do, Cancer, Extended Family, Family, Control, Christianity, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

n reality, Susan can't control what is happening in her body, so she needs to control what she can, and so she is trying to control how others handle her disease ... at least as far as it concerns how they will deal with her.

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Celebrating Life, Death, And The Space In Between

Stephanie Bennett Vogt | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Day of the Dead, Personal Transformation, Self-Discovery, All Soul's Day, Self-Improvement, Self-Reinvention, Changing Your Life, Dying, Death, Fifty News
Stephanie Bennett Vogt

I can only imagine what the final ride will be like to the other side when our time comes. But if Steve Jobs' final words are any indication, I'd like to think that it will be an exquisite homecoming.

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'Death Is Very Likely The Single Best Invention Of Life'

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Religion, Steve Jobs Children, End of Life, Dying, Death, Stanford University Commencement Address, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

How about you? When you are nearing the end of your life, what would you hope that you would not regret not doing? Perhaps Steve Jobs can influence our lives more than technologically.

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Laughter: A Part Of Our Living And Our Dying

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Gifts From God, Life Review, Dying, Healing, Terri Benincasa, Laughter, Death, Boomer Nation, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Believe it or not, being with families of people who are dying can also provide opportunities for humor. Very funny situations happen to people in their lives and recounting them when someone is dying is healthy.

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We Don't Talk About How We Are Going To Die

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Dudley-Clendinen, Choices in Dying, Advance Directives, Dying, End of Life, Ecclesiastes, Facing Death, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Als, God, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Thinking about the prospect of only having several months to live, I wonder how many of us could do what Dudley is doing while he is dying -- living one day at a time?

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The Call to Generation X to Reform Health Care

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Hospice, Aging, Dying, End of Life Care, Gen X, Generation X, Health-of-Baby-Boomer-Generation, Reform, Old Age, Sherwin B. Nuland, Healthcare Reform, Daniel Callahan, Baby Boomers, Caregiving, Death, Politics News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

I recently commented on Facebook that in 20 years I will be in my late 50s, caring for my elderly baby boomer parents, and trying to pay for the young...

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The Dangers Of Having A Baby After 35: What Your Doctor Won't Tell You

Allison Gilbert | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Family Planning, Parenting Tips, Relationships, Dying, Parents-Pregnancy, Motherhood, Grandparents, Loss, Mothers, Parenthood, Death, Grandparenthood, Bereavement, Marriage, Grief, Fatherhood, Families, Delayed Child Birth, Parenting Advice, Fathers, Couples, Pregnancy, Parents News
Allison Gilbert

If you have a child later in life, like I did, it only increases the likelihood that you will be parenting without your parents. I never had that maternal advice, and my son doesn't have my mom as a grandmother.

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In Her Last Hour of Life, My Grandmother Told Her Story

Brienne Walsh | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Saying Goodbye, The Bronx, Grandmothers, True Love, Death, Mourning, Irish, Granddaughters, Dying, Grieving Loss, Death Penalty, Dying With Dignity, Grieving, My-Story, Women News
Brienne Walsh

My sister and I sat with my grandmother while she lay dying a few months ago. Against her pale skin, freckled and dotted with beauty marks, I laid my arm.

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