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Aldo Rossi’s Postmodern San Cataldo Cemetery
Rossi’s unfinished San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena, Italy is considered the gateway to PostmodernismAs the Modernist school of architecture emerged in the early 20th century, the world almost simultaneously fell into a period of conflict and uncertainty that would endure through the Great Depression and two world wars. As we emerged from this tumultuous period in history, the prominence and popularity of Modernist architecture grew by leaps and…
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How Has Hospice Social Work Changed Over the Years? (Interview)
An interview with Susan M. Weisberg, a hospice social worker with 45 years of experience, Part TwoSusan M. Weisberg is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works as a hospice social worker in the South Bay area near San Francisco. In addition to her education and Social Work License, Susan received specialized training in end-of-life care at the Smith College of Social Work as well as a one-year Palliative Care Fellowship at…
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National Healthcare Decisions Day Is Around The Corner
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, dedicated to raising awareness about advance care planningApril 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a national initiative to encourage the public and healthcare providers to prioritize advance care planning. Making decisions ahead of a health crisis can help put families at ease and make sure patients’ healthcare wishes are known in the event that they become unable to speak for themselves. Advance care…
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“Living While Dying”
An independent filmmaker explores the end of lifeThe point of Cathy Zheutlin’s poignant documentary, “Living While Dying”, is best expressed by the quote which opens the film: “The art of living well and dying well are one.” Zheutlin, a filmmaker who has reached the sixth decade of life, admits that she is afraid of death. That fear has kept her from talking…
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Okinawa Has Highest Concentration of Centenarians in the World
The Japanese Prefecture and its inhabitants have been studied for over 40 yearsDr. Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, has traveled the world to learn the ways different people live meaningful and healthy lives. One of his expeditions took him to the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. The string of islands has the highest concentration of centenarians (people aged 100 or older) in the world, and…
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The Tolling of the Death Knell
If it tolled for thee, thou never would have heard itThe Death Knell — it’s a term we’ve all heard used to describe events that signal the coming end of things. Just today I read an article proclaiming video streaming services to be the death knell of the cinema industry. While commonly understood, this meaning of the term death knell is not exactly the same…
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What Does a Hospice Social Worker Do? (Interview)
An interview with Susan M. Weisberg, a hospice social worker with 45 years of experience, Part OneSusan M. Weisberg is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works as a hospice social worker in the South Bay area near San Francisco. In addition to her education and Social Work License, Susan received specialized training in end-of-life care at the Smith College of Social Work as well as a one-year Palliative Care Fellowship at…
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Three Suicides Last Month Connected to School Shootings
The burden survivors bear when friends and family die in a mass shooting can lead them to thoughts and acts of suicideHow would you feel if you had to bury a friend or family member who had been killed in a school shooting? What if you had been one of the lucky ones who survived the actual event? The burden of the survivors of school shooting victims echoed last month when, within 10 days, three people…
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