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“Remember”
Christina Rossetti reminds us that grief need not be permanentChristina Rossetti’s “Remember” took me somewhat by surprise. The final message in the poem is that, in a sense, ignorance is bliss; Rossetti feels that not thinking about a loss and therefore not feeling the emotional pain that comes with it is the better course. While I see her point, there’s no denying that it’s…
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How Can We Support Families of Children with Serious Illness? (Interview)
Whether mending a broken bone or facing the death of a child, Child Life Services can help children and families cope with a hospital stayThe UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, part of the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, is one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation. They offer compassionate care for virtually all pediatric conditions, including cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, organ transplants and orthodpedics. Within the hospital, the Child Life Department works with children,…
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“My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn’t pay the bill he gave me six months more.”
-Walter MatthauPhoto Credit: myzerowaste.com
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How Ancient Nordic Viking Funeral Burials Reflect Common World Traditions
Contrary to pop culture depictions, Norse burial funerals were conservative affairs reflective of religious beliefWhile the words “Viking Funeral” may call to mind images of grandly burning pyres, warrior heroes laid to waste, set to sea to have their ship lit from afar by a burning arrow, much of this is the work of pop culture fiction. In fact, ancient Scandinavian Norse funeral burials were not altogether distinct from…
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Natural Transitions Helps Teach Your Green and Holistic End-of-Life Care Options
A resource for end-of-life and after-death careNatural Transitions is a Boulder, Colorado-based non-profit resource center providing education on conscious, holistic, and eco-friendly approaches to end-of-life and after-death care. The organization works with families and communities to educate and guide them through green and holistic end-of-life care options and after death practices.. They offer a Traveling Workshop that will come by any city…
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“A Song for New Year’s Eve”
William Cullen Bryant compares the end of the year to the end-of-life experienceIt’s the end of the year; what a fitting time for a blog about, well, “the end.” And just as fittingly, this week’s selection is “A Song for New Year’s Eve,” by William Cullen Bryant. The piece is about how the year may be going, but that doesn’t mean that everyone can’t enjoy it while…
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Art and the Death Penalty
Artist Julie Green’s “The Last Supper” exhibit makes a major statement about the death penaltyPhoto Credit: Joan Mitchell Foundation In an effort to illuminate the gravity of the death penalty issue, Julie Green, an associate professor of art at Oregon State University, has painted a series of 500 plates depicting the final meal requests of U.S. death row inmates. The artist began working on the paintings in the early…
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How Do We View Aging in Our Society? (Interview)
The Eden Alternative program eliminates the plagues of long-term care facilities for eldersToday we talk with Dr. William Thomas, a Harvard-educated physician, board-certified geriatrician, author of Tribes of Eden and founder of The Eden Alternative, a program that seeks to remake the experience of aging around the world. After years of working in long-term care facilities, Dr. Thomas founded The Eden Alternative to teach that where elders live…
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