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“On Death” from “The Prophet”
An inspirational poem that teaches the secret of life is to embrace deathThen Almitra spoke, saying, We would ask now of Death. And he said:You would know the secret of death.But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.If you would indeed behold the spirit…
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#EndofLife Social Media Hashtag Use Is On The Rise
Young TikTokers are at the forefront of its growthIn a world where nothing is too personal to post, many users are sharing their terminal illness or diagnosis on social media. And they are documenting its impact on their ability to live each day as it comes. A search for #endoflife will highlight 76,140 related posts on Instagram and there are 321 YouTube channels…
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Poetry Therapy: Medicine for the Soul (Interview)
Ingrid Tegner explains how poetry therapy can enhance well-being and resilienceIngrid Tegner has been offering poetry therapy, or training and mentoring poetry facilitators, for several decades. After completing a two-year training at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. and obtaining a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, she worked for about seven years with an organization called Life With Cancer, where…
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“Fall on Me”
A beautiful ballad sung by the world famous tenor and his son speaks to the yearning and loneliness of griefThe first duet ever recorded by opera superstar Andrea Bocelli and his youngest son, Matteo, “Fall on Me” is a lovely piano ballad with enigmatic lyrics that hint broadly at emptiness, yearning and need. Written by Ian Axel and Chad King of the duo A Great Big World, the song was originally recorded by Axel…
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“Another Brooklyn”
New York Times bestseller features a girl on the cusp of womanhood haunted by the memory of her motherJacqueline Woodson, winner of the National Book Award, took her own youth, which she chronicled in her memoir-in-verse, “Brown Girl Dreaming” (2016), and used it to write the lyrical novel, “Another Brooklyn” (2017). This dreamlike novel follows the protagonist, August, as she remembers her childhood when she and her younger brother moved to Brooklyn with…
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Antipsychotic Drugs Widely Prescribed in Nursing Homes
The use of “chemical restraints” to control unruly residents has become more widespread thanks to phony diagnoses of schizophreniaThe use of antipsychotic drugs in the elderly has long been recognized as dangerous. Studies have shown time and again that elderly patients treated with antipsychotics, especially those with dementia, are nearly twice as likely to suffer a serious health event as similar individuals who don’t receive such drugs. This is true of newer atypical antipsychotics…
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Danish Study Finds Increasing Number of Dementia Deaths
New research is the first to look at whether dementia is becoming a more prevalent cause of deathWhile dementia has long been linked to heightened mortality, new research demonstrates that humans have increasingly been dying due to dementia-related causes. A Danish study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, based on longitudinal data from nationwide registries of residents aged 65 to 110 who died between 2002 to 2015, found that dementia-related deaths…
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“I Do Not Believe”
Award-winning Afghani poet reflects on the fear of losing a loved one to violenceMy beloved ifDeath be here for youLet it be in tuberculosis’ formOr the form of bitter cold,Not as prey of suicide bombing. You should have the timeTo review your memories,To review the particulars of your body,To make plans for your departure.Not to depart the house on your feetAnd we only find your shoes in the…
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“Smishing”: The Latest in Elder Fraud
“Smishing” is the latest tactic in conning unsuspecting cellphone users out of money“Smishing” is the latest fad in financial fraud. Every year millions of Americans, many of them elderly, fall prey to some type of scam. These scam artists are able to defraud unwitting cellphone users out of $3 billion annually. As the elderly population grows in the U.S., it’s possible that con artists will find even…
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